Roberts v. Dean
I was recently apprised of your assessment of the President’s terrorist surveillance program – an “early warning” capability to intercept the international communications of al Qaeda terrorists to and from persons within the United States. With respect to this important program, you stated, “President Bush’s secret program to spy on the American people reminds Americans of the abuse of power during the dark days of President Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew.” As Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, I find your statements to be irrational and irresponsible.
Roberts also released a 19-page letter to Senators Arlen Specter and Pat Leahy outlining why he believes the President has ample legal justification for authorizing the NSA program (news story | pdf of letter).