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This is more of a power struggle between the minority senator leadership, courts and the executive branch. The Senate and the courts have been overstepping the grounds for about 30 years. After Watergate they have slowly been stripping the elected President's ability to run foreign policy. War Powers Act. FISA courts and now battleground detainees. If my Constitution info is correct it's the Executive branch that is allowed to carry out war and the Legislative branch to fund it. My philosophy has always been if the Legislative branch doesn't like the war then they need to cut its funding. I haven't looked lately at who has voted and not voted for funding but it would be interesting to see if any of the loud minority leaders have been saying one thing but still continuing the funding. You can't have it both ways. I support the Executive branch's policy on this subject and consider anyone hampering working against the war effort and possibly knowingly aiding and abetting the enemy. This has nothing to with civil rights if the administration wasn't tapping for personal gain. If it clear that it was to protect the country there's nothing to say.