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Originally posted by fastpat
It doesn't matter if you're OK with it or not; it's illegal pure and simple. Further, if you permit the government to act illegally, then nothing is safe.
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It is not illegal "pure and simple."...The power Bush is wielding falls far short of those used by wartime Presidents of the past. Remember those wartime Presidents weren't dealing with a terrorist situation, they were dealing with defined enemies (save Lincoln)...The problem we have is liberals. All this money and monkey-dust that was thrown up in the air by the 9-11 Commission was apparently an effort in political drama. Sitting on the Commission was Jamie Goerlick who was in charge of hamstringing intelligence sharing. Now we have a plan and are implementing the plan, to cripple and capture terrorist, and now we demonize GW?
The problem is liberals. If they were "loyal" , which they are not, and wouldn't stab Bush in the back with the knife of blame (if another attack occured as we preserved our towel-headed friends' civil rights) if another attack occured, then I would join this call to allowing terrorists to communicate with impugnity. That is not the case. The Democrats and their media friends would drag Bush through the streets and hang him from the Capitol with piano wire if that happened.
As it stands Bush has not abused his power. Bush hasn't entered within a mile of the powers previous wartime Presidents have exercised.
You are damned if you do, you are dead if you don't.