Re: Fear destroys what bin Laden could not

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:58:39 -0600, Joe <joe@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Thumper wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 22:35:31 -0800, El Castor
>> <justuschickens@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"Euro" <euro82@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>El Castor wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Not the end of the world, EURO. Are you aware that we had a president
>>>>>who suspended habeas corpus and deported war protesters, and another
>>>>>who locked up 110,000 members of a minority group, many of them US
>>>>>citizens? Somehow our democracy managed to survive Lincoln and FDR. I
>>>>>am sure our democracy will continue to surpass what passes for freedom
>>>>>of speech and the press in Europe and the UK.
>>>>>
>>>>>Jeff
>>>>
>>>>OK, you have produced your little rant against Europe and the UK,
>>>>countries I am sure you are quite ignorant about as far as freedom of
>>>>speech and the press is concerned. Now, calm down, and think about
>>>>this:
>>>>
>>>>"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
>>>>safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
>>>>Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania,
>>>>1759
>>>>
>>>>And next time to pick up the phone, say hello to Big Brother.
>>>>
>>>>Euro
>>>
>>>If Al Qaeda calls or e-mails someone in the US, I want the NSA to
>>>listen in, in fact I insist that they listen in.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> For Christ's sake. We are talking about WARRENTLESS spying
>
>The president clearly has the authority and is continuing to use it.

No he does not. He continues to break the law.
Thumper
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