--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > 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. >
I thought FDR monitored EVERY transatlantic communication (via the atlantic cable) unknown to the public of the time. JohnY To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
