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No branch may usurp another's power
The Examiner (Washington) ^ | February 15, 2006 | Alan Nathan

Posted on 02/16/2006 1:08:25 AM PST by crashhelmet

The rhetorical wars surrounding President Bush’s warrantless National Security Agency surveillance of terrorist suspects have exposed a frightening want of knowledge and reasoning skills on the part of both supporters and detractors in that they’re mixing up the arguments of legality with those of consensus. It’s like challenging your grandmother’s will because you were left out of it — you may rightly think she did you wrong, but you’re wrong in thinking that she didn’t have the right.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: constitution; democrat; republican; spying
Why does Capitol Hill either forget or ignore these basics?
1 posted on 02/16/2006 1:08:27 AM PST by crashhelmet
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To: crashhelmet

For political purposes.


2 posted on 02/16/2006 1:11:06 AM PST by nopardons
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To: crashhelmet
For the same reason a dog licks his privates.

They can.

L

3 posted on 02/16/2006 1:14:35 AM PST by Lurker (In God I trust. Everybody else shows me their hands.)
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To: crashhelmet
Excellent post!






4 posted on 02/16/2006 4:15:31 AM PST by G.Mason (Any power grabbing committed (by Congress) would be a hostile act against the people.)
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To: crashhelmet

Welcome to the forum


5 posted on 02/16/2006 5:52:17 AM PST by Coop (FR = a lotta talk, but little action)
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To: crashhelmet
Bush: "So, sue me".
6 posted on 02/16/2006 8:09:52 AM PST by Mike Darancette (Condimaniac)
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