NSA Illegal Post 9/11 Wiretap Programme

Ars Technica have another article about how Bush recruited John Yoo as presidential advisor to back up secret, illegal powers given to the president and NSA to increase government surveillance. Yoo was apparently assigned the post directly by the president, bypassing the Attorney General and without any kind of legal backing or approval from congress, working secretly and alone to provide justification for government activities post 9/11 and arguing that the president could do whatever he wanted in the interests of national security, overriding any laws passed by congress if necessary.