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To: i-node who wrote (382485)	5/5/2008 8:28:21 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) of 1574339

So your position seems pretty reasonable. However, I have a lawyer in my family, so I have these debates all the time. The biggest concern I have is the slippery slope of allowing this. It is a fairly well known concept that if we don't aggressively protect our citizens from the government, we can very quickly find ourselves in a situation where the constitutional guarantees we have are rolled back and adulterated. It can happen with surprising swiftness, even in a country with a strong tradition of valuing human rights like the US. This Presidency has accrued more power to itself than many previous Presidencies, and I think we can trust this administration much much less than previous ones. Bush doesn't anywhere near approach the greatness that previous Presidents have. So I really cringe at the idea of letting big issues like torture slide, especially with Presidents like Bush, because it can do inestimable harm to our country and our citizens, if we allow the quick or even slow erosion of our constitution. I'm for a strict interpretation of the constitution. No ifs, ands, or buts.

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