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The NarcoSphere, NY By Jeremy Gordon

Presidential power grabbing and congressional cowardice have imperiled the Constitution.  If our Congress continues doing nothing to stem President George W. Bush’s consolidation of power, our country could face grave abuses of our most cherished civil liberties.  Although this is not NarcoNews’ normal beat–the drug war in Latin America–it is important to me and I choose to make my voice heard here…  

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

Presidential Oath of Office,

United States Constitution

Article II, § 1, clause 6.

Legalism and the rule of law are two different things.  In the hands of skilled and deceitful men, the former can too easily be manipulated to dodge or even subvert the latter and thus further poison the wells of public life.

William J. Bennett,

The Death of Outrage

Presidential power grabbing and congressional cowardice have imperiled the Constitution.  If our Congress continues doing nothing to stem President George W. Bush’s consolidation of power, our country could face grave abuses of our most cherished civil liberties.  Certain events are not in dispute.  Last December, the President admitted that he initiated a domestic “terrorist surveillance” program.  A program that allowed the National Security Agency (”NSA”) to listen in on “international electronic communications”—phone calls and emails—between “suspected terrorists,” in a manner inconsistent with United States law.  Furthermore, on May, 11, 2006, we learned that the Administration has also been building a database containing domestic call records for millions of Americans.  In the past weeks we have heard television and radio newscasters use the phrases, “suspected terrorist” and “millions of Americans,” in the same sentence.  President Bush has admitted that both courses of conduct were his ideas; and he has justified them by asserting their necessity for protecting national security.  In short, President Bush has deliberately chosen to disregard the law under the pretext of national security. And for those of you out there who are OK with what President Bush is doing, I ask, how comfortable would you be if in the future it is President Hillary Clinton doing the same things [more]

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