In a message dated 8/20/06 7:07:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
MD, you recount these extreme measures by past presidents
as if they were all justified. I'm not ready to assume they
were. For example, I've encountered many citations of
Lincoln suspending writs of habeas corpus, but not one
citation has ever said, "And history proves he was
correct to do so." Same with FDR's internment of
Japanese Americans.

If history teaches me anything from the above
examples, it's that presidents take reprehensible
actions under stress.
And you know what? What Bush is doing is far less invasive than anything any of these other presidents did and having far greater success in accomplishing the goals. If you read the poll from the Washington Post you will notice that even 65% thought it was necessary even if it violated privacy. Only about 30% or less opposed it. These are the hard core Bush haters  that don't trust him on any account and are just looking for something to complain about. If Bush had a judge  reviewing every wire tap as they came in, on the spot those same people would be complaining and demanding to know if it was a Bush appointee or a good liberal judge that will play politics with the program and be a thorn in the side.
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