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Originally posted by fastpat
An "enemy combatant" is whatever the president says it is according to the new torture authorization law.
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Pat's correct.
I don't see how "the conservatives" support giving the executive this extraordinary power over our lives.
But today's conservatives don't seem to mind unlimited and unprecedented federal power over the people.
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We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq. [8/4/05]
We will stay the course *** We’re just going to stay the course. [12/15/03]
And my message today to those in Iraq is: We’ll stay the course. [4/13/04]
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Well, hey, listen, we’ve never been “stay the course” [10/21/06]
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