[GingisK]

Is the country at war or not?

No, it is not. There has been no declaration of war, therefore there is not state of war. There are low-scale conflicts here and there.

War does not set aside the Constitution. War is waged to protect the Constitution. One cannot protect an instrument by disregarding it.

[ErnBatavia]

One cannot protect his enemies if he expects to have a constition to protect any longer.

[ktvaughn]

Yeah. What the hell is wrong with FISA unless they want to spy on folks they can't get a warrant on? The FISA courts don't have a problem issuing warrants on anyone the administration says is a legitimate target.

[Eagles Talon IV]

So the FISA Court when it said Bush was within the law and followed the FISA COURT guid lines was incorrect?

And you get your information from.....?

[outloud]

Is the country at war or not?
No, it is not. There has been no declaration of war, therefore there is not state of war. There are low-scale conflicts here and there.

War does not set aside the Constitution. War is waged to protect the Constitution. One cannot protect an instrument by disregarding it.


Even though we have not formally voted in Congress to declare war, there is a reason: we are not fighting against a country but a bunch of cowards who hide among women and children like little dogs afraid of the thunder, who revel in the death of their children and teach them to die instead of live, and who are instructed to lie to their enemies to take a tactical advantage over them. The radical Islamofacist you coddle today will cuddle up next to you with a suicide vest tomorrow.
You better wake up and start waging war to defend the Constitution because radical Islamofacists will burn it where it lies if they take over. Which by the way, could be within our lifetimes if you, the Democrats in Congress, and the kook fringe running the Democratic party continue on the same course at the same pace you are today.

[oceanview]

these foreign intercepts have been going on for decades.