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Did you know Bush decreed it was ok to tap your phone with a court order. Did you know Bush decreed it was ok to intercept and monitor your mail without a court order.
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Bush made no such "decrees." He acted based on the Department of Justice's interpretation of the laws passed by Congress. That's within the scope of both the president's duty and the president's power.
There's a rather lengthy and detailed article on the matter at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSA_war...ce_controversy for anyone with the desire to beat their heads against the wall about all this.
Interestingly enough, the Obama administration seems to agree with Bush's lawyers:
"On January 23, 2009, the administration of President Barack Obama adopted the same position as his predecessor when it urged U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker to set aside a ruling in Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation et al. v. Obama, et al.[38] The Obama administration also sided with the former administration in its legal defense of July, 2008 legislation that immunized the nation's telecommunications companies from lawsuits accusing them of complicity in the eavesdropping program, according to testimony by Attorney General Eric Holder.[39]"
Of course, I understand that by "decree" you mean "something Bob doesn't agree with." You're on your own with that.