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To: gondramB
That is, I am sure, the reason the President had a Congressional oversight committee comprised of 14 bipartisan Senators and Congressmen. Your concern for personal liberty is admirable, if misplaced, during a time of war. If you check your history, it will become abundantly clear that during wars extraordinary powers are always given to the executive branch. Most Americans support this position. After the war you fix it, in the meantime, the NSA is welcome to listen to me smoozing with my hubby or planning Christmas dinner with my sisters!
309 posted on 12/20/2005 12:35:04 PM PST by singfreedom ("Victory at all costs,.......for without victory there is no survival."--Churchill--that's "Winston")
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To: singfreedom

"If you check your history, it will become abundantly clear that during wars extraordinary powers are always given to the executive branch. Most Americans support this position."

That may have changed and perhaps the law should be changed to reflect this new opinion of the public. But we were also at war (Vietnam) during the round of abuses of spying on Americans that led the public to support taking that power away from the government.


If the government wants a new power or they want an old one back that was taken away they should ask the public to give it to them instead of just taking it.


313 posted on 12/20/2005 2:44:57 PM PST by gondramB (Rightful liberty is unobstructed action within limits of the equal rights of others.)
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