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"Underline the second part of what he boldface. He's saying, "I wouldn't like this, but it's the way it would have to be." It's the old "this hurts me more than it hurts you" that a parent recites as he reaches for the switch."

Why make things up? Why not quote him directly? Here, once again, you display your penchant for the straw man.

"By that you mean "Bush's lackluster approach". He's doing it right, IMHO."

I think in the failure to deport illegal aliens in general, and now Arab non-citizens, Bush has been remiss.

"Constitution first, life second."

I'm a very strict constructionist, but this is WAY oversimplified.

Do members of the Armed Forces have full Constitutional prerogatives?

And in time of war or national emergency, do citizens always have the same Constitutional Rights they enjoy during peacetime?

I live in L.A. When a curfew was imposed after the '92 Rodney King Riots, Constitutional Rights of law-abiding citizens were temporarily affected. Should I have taken up arms against the National Guaurd then?

Do members of the Armed Forces have full Constitutional prerogatives?

Yes. They agree to surrender some of them, however.

That was an immediate hazard, like a building on fire, not a prophylactic measure. Had they responded to the Rodney King riots by rounding up peaceable blacks not involved in the riots (nor even living in the affected areas) then yes, you should have.