It could have sunset, however:
Had Mr. "No more illegal wiretaps", kept his word, we wouldn't have this. Here's Senator Obama's speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAQlsS9diBs
This.
While I didn't vote for Senator 1/3 of a term and voted present more than anything else.....
He did make some campaign promises that I wished so much he would have kept.
True transparency. Lie.
Close gitmo. Well, not really a lie so much as a he kind of tried and didn't' spend any political capital making it true.
No lobbyist appointments in the cabinet or as advisors. Lie.
!After hemming and hawing about it forever), he approved a surge in Afghanistan...after promising to end the wars.
No targeting of Americans.....lol funny *expletive deleted*it there, Mister President.
Wiretapping, etc etc.
He talked a good civil liberties game on the campaign trail. In the end, he's just another version of his predecessor, except worse.