I think you have it the other way around. Nobody's advocating tearing up the Constitution. Allanybody is really saying here is just don't discuss troop movements. No, this ain't a liberal website, this is a conservative website. We just have to be careful what we say in terms of stuff like this.Actually, there have been numerous calls by freepers that "this is a war, you're going to have to accept some limits," even though Congress has made no declaration of war and the limits being proposed aren't "for the duration," contain no sunset provision, and will have to be accepted "from now on."
Further, what should and shouldn't be discussed has been expanded by some to be much more than just troop movenments. On the thread "National Security - War Footing - We've Got a Secret(s)!" one freeper was suggesting a whole laundry list of things that shouldn't be discussed on FreeRepublic.com. The list concluded with this statement:
Anything the public needs to know will be desiminated by the government through the media. Probably too much will be desiminated by the media, but we don't need to help the enemy get the word.
I agree that we shouldn't be discussing information that we personally know about troops and movements of United States assets. However, anything that's been reported in the press should be fair game for discussion here, no matter what the topic.
I'm also very disappointed at the number of people who are supporting positions and proposals from the Bush administration that they would never have accepted from the previous administration. The "rally around our president no matter what" crowd was bad for our freedoms and our constitutional republic during the last administration. That same attitude will be bad for our freedoms and our constitutional republic during this administration. However, there are many on this forum who don't understand that because now their guy is in charge.