An Elected Dictator, Part II
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Kevin
The Bush Administration apparently believed that the 4th amendment did not apply to military operations inside the country:
“Our office recently concluded that the Fourth Amendment had no application to domestic military operations,” the footnote states, referring to a document titled “Authority for Use of Military Force to Combat Terrorist Activities Within the United States.”
So, once again, the Bush Administration decided that they could ignore the Constitution as long as they took some minor, cosmetic step. Here is the Fourth Amendment:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
I don’t notice any qualification about which branch of the government people are supposed to be secure in their persons from. Again, the Bush Administration has chosen to steal powers from another branch of the government for the express purpose of making you less free. They hold democracy in contempt and seem to truly believe that they were elected as a Royal Court, able to do whatever struck their fancy. Defending them is simply not possible if one actually cares about things like liberty and democracy and personal freedom.
Someone should ask McCain exactly what he thinks of these memos. Let’s find out if his “National Greatness” means a monarch in the White House.
I certainly won’t try to defend that. Stuff like this coming out is a great opportunity for McCain to distance himself from the current administration.
Comment 4/3/2008
It might be a great opportunity, but McCain hasn’t shown much interest in distancing himself from the current administration on anything other than torture.
Comment 4/3/2008
I’m just saying what he should do, not what he’s doing :p
Comment 4/3/2008