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Old 07-29-2009, 10:58 PM   #1
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OK, which might be best for our country. Could it be that things change over time? It's only been 233 years. Should we expect change in 8 months?
Bush maintained that protecting the nation from terrorist threats, by whatever means necessary, was best for our country, and then determined unilaterally, ignoring the two other co-equal branches of government, that those means he used to do so were within his Constitutional powers.

I cant agree with that and I dont believe that is what the framers of the Constitution had in mind..even in times of a national crisis, real or manufactured.
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Old 07-29-2009, 11:04 PM   #2
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Bush maintained that protecting the nation from terrorist threats, by whatever means necessary, was best for our country, and then determined unilaterally, ignoring the two other co-equal branches of government, that those means he used to do so were within his Constitutional powers.

I cant agree with that and I dont believe that is what the framers of the Constitution had in mind.

I agree.
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Old 07-29-2009, 11:06 PM   #3
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Bush maintained that protecting the nation from terrorist threats, by whatever means necessary, was best for our country, and then determined unilaterally, ignoring the two other co-equal branches of government, that those means he used to do so were within his Constitutional powers.

I cant agree with that and I dont believe that is what the framers of the Constitution had in mind..even in times of a national crisis, real or manufactured.
This whole statement is comical on so many levels.
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Old 07-29-2009, 11:07 PM   #4
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This whole statement is comical on so many levels.
That is always your first and best response. Read: useless.
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Old 07-29-2009, 11:09 PM   #5
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That is always your first and best response. Read: useless.
I agree. 99% of everything Redux posts is quite useless.
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Old 08-08-2009, 08:01 PM   #6
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This whole statement is comical on so many levels.
Actually it is quite cogent and tragic. I was never a big fan of the whole "I must destroy it to protect it" mindset. I agree with Redux.
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