Comment by zer00eyz

His position on it has been clear for a while:

2008: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Surveilla...

The votes: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/110-2008/s168

But this is a MUCH older issue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A

And if you don't know about Quest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Nacchio

The entire time period of the Bush admin is a microcosm for unresolved issues of today: Voting machines, government over reach and spying, security, encryption, copyright, bad behavior by corporate entities (M$ has a cohort).