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To: OESY
History shows that new security policies usually last only as long as the war or emergency. The president and Congress usually voluntarily give up their emergency powers; when they do not, courts step in.

Yep, that's why (for example) income tax withholding did not survive the emergency (World War Two) that provided the impetus for its adoption.

4 posted on 12/09/2003 6:24:22 AM PST by steve-b
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To: steve-b
Yep, that's why (for example) income tax withholding did not survive the emergency ...

Or the phone tax.

5 posted on 12/09/2003 6:31:35 AM PST by templar
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