Hey Doug.......I know you are a right wing zealot and all (tongue in cheek, in case you couldn't tell)......but have you ever heard of the balance of powers? You right wingers are so fond of telling us poor, deluded folks on the left side of the aisle what the "intent of the founding Fathers" was, what about this? The facts of the matter are that the the successful faction of the founders of this country (there was also a faction that wanted to crown Washington a King) were very concerned about the centralization of power in any one branch of government. Supposedly the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces only has power to command once it has been granted by Congress, and so on. But this administration is troubled by these bothersome democratic principles. Because they know what is best for us. Hence they allow their buddies in big business to pile on their pet projects in the budget for the war on "terror".

The suspension of civil liberties under the guise of fighting terror is a ruse for the takeover of the system. It is that simple. Everyday the red herring ploy becomes more evident. It is our civil liberties that actually sets our system apart from most. I am not willing to sacrifice a one of them to this supposed war on terror. To do so means those that hate our system win. All they have to do is kill another bunch and we will become more fascist. Not me, sir.

Do we have to respond? Absolutely. I have the greatest respect for our partners around the world, but if they don't understand that we must capture and prosecute the killers of 3,000+ people, then I say do what we must. But the gravest sin of all would be to use the memory of those victims for political gain of ones personal agenda. Those that do it are guilty of a treason of the worst sort.

Mick