In George W. Bushes latest attack ad, he accuses John Kerry of “Playing politics with national security”.  Bush’s negative advertisement falsely states that Kerry wishes to repeal the use of wiretaps, subpoenas and surveillance against terrorists.

This could not be less true. Kerry has never called for the repeal of the acts expanded use of wiretaps and other surveillance tools in terrorism investigations. Rather, he has called for a larger level of judicial oversight on such surveillance in order to prevent overzealous law enforcement officials invading the privacy and violating the civil rights of citizens guaranteed under the constitution.  One such example of abuses under the current administration was when Attorney General John Ashcroft attempted to use the Patriot Act to use wiretaps in order to shut down a Nevada Strip Club.  It is abuses of power such as these that John Kerry is worried about and wants to keep the Patriot Act focused on terrorism, not morality.  John Kerry seeks to fight terrorism in effective ways that preserve the constitution rather than constantly violating it. Bush’s newest negative ad has been described by national newspapers as having “No Proof," being "A Stretch," having "No Evidence," and being "Simply Untrue."  Bush must halt this negative and absolutely untrue ad immediately.