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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (7820)	11/21/2001 6:11:37 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Are you familiar with the USA Patriot Act? If not, I can get you the text and some articles on it. It appears to me that some gung-ho right wing control freaks have gone over the edge and wish to shred the Bill of Rights and it's just the first step. As jttmab says, when support wanes, they'll "discover" some new intelligence to whip up public support for more cuts into those first ten amendments. Ashcroft , et al are starting to remind me of the boys around Nixon. Hopefully the USSC will save us from their worst efforts. If they decide to pay attention to the court. At the start of the Civil War, Lincoln suspended habeas corpus. The USSC ruled his action unconstitutional and illegal. Lincoln ignored them- -and got away with it. Ultimately the military may have to remember that theit oath is to the Constitution and not to the President. But it could take an awful lot to get them to that point. Their training is to follow orders.