Jihad of the Gay Vegan Commies

Why did Bush resort to the extreme measure of circumventing the pliant FISA Court in order to carry out NSA surveillance? Maybe because NSA was engaging in stuff like this:

F.B.I. Watched Activist Groups, New Files Show - New York Times: "Counterterrorism agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation have conducted numerous surveillance and intelligence-gathering operations that involved, at least indirectly, groups active in causes as diverse as the environment, animal cruelty and poverty relief, newly disclosed agency records show."