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To: IronJack
But so far, I've seen nothing but paranoid ravings about what "could" happen. Nothing HAS.

Should we wait until it does or try to stop abuses of power before then? Can we un-kill Vicky Weaver? Can we un-incinerate the kids at Waco?
274 posted on 09/26/2001 9:09:22 AM PDT by sendtoscott
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To: sendtoscott
Should we wait until it does or try to stop abuses of power before then?

Should we be willing to kill the idea stillborn, out of fear that it may grow into a monster? This is anticipatory justice, pre-emptive prevention. Nothing has happened. But it COULD, so let's nip it in the bud. There is nothing that can't be abused. If this office falls victim to that trap, then let's shut it down. Better yet, let's limit its powers from the outset so that it fulfills its constitutional function and no more.

The FBI and the BATF were the perpetrators at Waco. Not because of design, but because of execution. Then, a second-rate president and his Justice Department lackeys refused to hold the blundering organizations accountable. THAT should never happen again, with this office or any other. But if they can help break up these clusters of madmen, let's give them a chance.

275 posted on 09/26/2001 10:31:12 AM PDT by IronJack
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