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Now sure your Privacy has been invaded and your Civil Rights abridged a bit...but now is not the time to worry about that...because the moral climate of the nation is still high enough to think that it is deplorable to abuse someones rights....now in 20 or 30 years the moral climate might slip a bit and it will be perfectily justifable to give those laws a new twist of meaning....and thats when you better start to worry.
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I agree and disagree with tabs. The warrantless searches didn't hurt anyone and were obviously needed. There needs to be a serious debate on this though. And, unfortunately, what kind of advice was the president getting that resulted in not obtaining the warrants?
I think the president was justified with the searches but what I don't understand is why he didn't go to FISA after the fact and just get the warrants? It's unfortunate now that the debate will focus on this instead of the dealing with the real issue. I don't think the president is to blame but I would fire Cheny, personal counsel, and the attorney general. This would show that he accepts accountability and willing to step up to the plate to do what needs to be done.