Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Something fishy about alleged Jonbenet murderer

[MDixon6569]

In a message dated 8/19/06 6:58:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So, you think that a substantial number of Americans would respond in the negative to this question? Does the President have the right to conduct wiretaps in the war on terror as long as he follows the constitutionally valid laws and procedures set by Congress? Yes, no, not sure. What about to THIS question? SHOULD the President conduct wiretaps in pursuit of the War on Terror as long as he follows the constitutionally valid laws and procedures set by Congress? Yes, no, not sure. Presidents always have to follow the law. However the question is, is there any wiggle room in that law under extraordinary circumstances such as war. The presidential legal teams think there is. Remember Lincoln suspended Habius corpus, shut down the Maryland legislature and restricted free speech to some degree. FDR had people's mail censored and detained Japanese in internment camps. LBJ had mail censored coming from troops in Vietnam. And I'm certain there are many more examples of powers that presidents have been able to enact in times of war for national security. __._,_.___ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __,_._,___