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Unclaimed Territory should be read here, particularly with regards to commentary in The Federalist nr. 47. Specifically:
By proclaiming the power to ignore Congressional law and to do whatever it wants in the area of national security, it is seizing the powers of the legislative branch. But by blocking courts from ruling on the multiple claims of illegality which have been made against it, the administration is essentially seizing the judicial power as well. It becomes the creator, the executor, and the interpreter of the law. And with that, the powers of all three branches become consolidated in The President, the single greatest nightmare of the founders.
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I know this is probably going to be a waste of the couple minutes it takes to write this, but hey - gotta say it anyway.
Since you seem to know so much about everything, or you think you do, I have a question I'd like you to answer for me:
What country are we in a war with right now?
It's not Iraq. We're over there helping them rebuild and recover from the rule of Saddam Hussein. We're helping them rebuild their infrastructure and just have to deal with some insurgents trying to come in and mess around with all that.
It's not Afghanistan. We went in there to deal with the Taliban.
It's not Iran. We're just threatening them if they proceed with their nuclear development.
It's not South Korea, either. Do we even take them seriously right now, or are we so caught up in the Middle East they're just a few countries down the list?
This "War on Terror?" It isn't a declaration of war against any specific country. No, it's basically a gung-ho way of saying we're going after terrorism wherever it exists. It's called what it is because we've become so used to terms like the "War on Drugs," the "War on Crime," etc. We're even dealing with a bit of a "War on Gays" right now, too. Chances are, if there's a topic - obesity, schools, gas-guzzling vehicles, what have you - there's a "War on" something, somewhere.
Sure, sure, I know stopping terrorism is important. I'm down with that. I want it done away with. But, we are not in a traditional war like Vietnam, Korea, WWII, WWI, etc. This is a different battlefield.
It's also a much broader one, one a lot of people like you like to use as an excuse to call people traitors when they try to inform the general public about things the Bush Administration is up to. You like to run around and say those people are being treasonous, that they're helping the enemy.
That's a nice attempt to carry on the "treasonous liberals trying to ruin everything the good conservatives are doing for this country" crap that's so prevalent today. It doesn't work on as many people as it once did, though - or have you missed how negatively the Bush Administration is seen now? Oops, I guess that's another feather in the hat of the liberal media and all the other evil leftists out there, trying to aid the enemy. Of course that's exactly what it is. How silly of me.
There are others who say those people are the true patriots here, because they refuse to let TPTB bully them into being silent and letting them get away with everything they're trying to do to take full control of the three branches of government here.
How long is this so-called "War on Terror" going to last? Do you really think, even if we're ultimately successful in the Middle East, that there will be a time when our government can safely say "There is no more terrorism, this war is over!"
Doubt it. Things have been set up so we'll be in a "war" as long as the Administration needs us to be. We'll see more and more civil liberties coming under fire, and we can count on people like you to be here to tell us to live with it or you're traitors to the cause.
Nice propaganda, Banner.
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Try opening your eyes for once instead of swallowing all the crap you're being fed.
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Thanks, I needed the chuckle.