The specifics of...

...the wiretapping investigation and proposed legislation in Congress is covered in an article from Time Magazine.

Click here to read the article...

As I've mentioned before, FISA, as well as the new proposed legislation, are probably all unconstitutional; the 4th Amendment, like it or not, is pretty clear. We now must rely on the courts to sort this out and what with so many activist, Republican judges now sitting in courtrooms all over the U.S., this decision is far from certain. Still, Time lays out the situation well and describes Congress' attempt to legislate legality into Bush's unconstitutional behavior...

The bill requires any surveillance of a suspected threat to be reviewed by either Congress or the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court within 45 days. It requires the President to submit operational details of the program and specific surveillance whenever requested by a new Congressional subcommittee, which can require answers to detailed questions. It forces the Attorney General to certify in writing and under oath every 45 days that the program accords with the restrictions laid out in the new law. It also notably removes all authorization for the program after five years.