Coalition watches war on drugs for rights violations

Washington Times ^ | 9/11/01 | Robert Stacy McCain

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A broad coalition of conservative and civil liberties groups wants assurances that the Bush administration's war on drugs will respect constitutional rights and the privacy of citizens.

Bringing together such diverse groups as the American Civil Liberties Union and the social conservative Eagle Forum, the ad-hoc Coalition for Constitutional Liberties has asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to question President Bush's top drug-policy nominee on issues of electronic surveillance and other law-enforcement tactics that they say violate citizens' Fourth Amendment rights.

[Inspector Harry Callahan]

"The war on drugs is much more valuable to politicians than to the public," Mr. Sterling said.

Bump.

[Zorobabel]

BUMP

[Razwan]

A broad coalition of conservative and civil liberties groups wants assurances that the Bush administration's war on drugs will respect constitutional rights and the privacy of citizens

A "when hell freezes over" bump

[Boner1]

The war on drugs is much more valuable to politicians than to the public," Mr. Sterling said.

hit the nail right on the head MR.STERLING
thank-you