On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 9:41 PM, Robert Munn <[email protected]> wrote: > One could also say it's a great reason why we should not have elected Obama. > Seriously, they can make whatever argument they like; the federal courts > decide whether the argument has any basis in the law.
If McCain had been against warrantless wire tapping, I might have considered voting for him instead of Obama. As it was, they both held the same opinion and so that was no way to differentiate. I had to base my vote on other issues where they differed. > I am more worried about the bill that would allow the President to seize > Internet networks. If it actually becomes law, we can kiss all privacy > goodbye. We all know what happens with data in the hands of the government- > it inevitably becomes a tool of political interests. I agree with that. I said, back before the election, the thing I feared would be the worst legacy of the Bush administration is the increasingly unchecked power of a unitary executive. It started with Patriot Act, moved through crony appointments to the judiciary and then burrowing operatives into the DOJ by changing political appointee positions into career positions. Add in a legislative branch that got used to being cowed by "national security" arguments and that is a recipe for power I don't want anyone to have. Not Bush. Not McCain. Not Obama. Judah ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:294381 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
