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To: Lane3 who wrote (152028)	12/20/2005 5:01:40 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793611

Here's what's important to me: Q Have you identified armed enemy combatants, through this program, in the United States? GENERAL HAYDEN: This program has been successful in detecting and preventing attacks inside the United States.

To: Lane3 who wrote (152028)	12/20/2005 5:07:09 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793611

kholt wrote: I would think you would be just a tad uncomfortable with the notion that the president could do anything he damned well pleased as long as it's under the national security rubric. I didn't see anybody arguing this. Is anybody, for example, seriously arguing that the President can re-activate the draft and start drafting anybody he wants to into the military just on his say-so under the national security rubric? Or that he can order FBI agents to capture and hang US citizens without indictment, arraignment, or trial on the simple claim that they are a security risk, under the national security rubric? I haven't heard anybody arguing either of these, though either one would be included under the "anyting he damned well pleased"