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Originally posted by cool_chick
What does the government have to hide by not obtaining search warrants?
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I actually wondered about this as well. I mean why not just get the warrants retroactive? Here is the way I now understand it.
The President believes he has this authority and the Justice Dept. has backed him up. He feels this is a critical matter of defending the US and not only his highest priority but duty. Since he feels justified in the practice he sees no reason to risk some judge denying what he feels is a critical search. He also feels a judge should not trump the President in these wartime decisions. In other words the risk of a denial and the lack of a requirement to use a judge made the decision pretty easy for him.
So agree or disagree that's the justification.