Why believe me when I said I loved you when you know I've been a liar all my life?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

If the question is phrased somehting like "In matters of national security, should the Presaident be permitted to authorize wiretaps without judicial warrants?", the response is around 60-65% agree.

Scary.

Where does it stop? How much can be permitted with this "ends justify the means" mentality? The whole point of the protections afforded by our Constitution is that no matter how practical and righteous the motivations may seem, any intrusion on basic personal liberties is a danger to everyone. "Don't worry, we're only targeting the bad guys," is NOT an excuse. The rhetoric Bush is using to justify this scares me. It's really a VERY small step away from, "If it means that drug dealers will be stopped, then yes warrantless searches are justified." No thanks.