McCain Supports Warrantless Domestic Surveillance

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "While there have been shifting reports about McCain's view on warrantless wiretapping, nothing could be clearer than the latest comment by McCain adviser Doug Holtz-Eakin, who said, 'We do not know what lies ahead in our nation's fight against radical Islamic extremists, but John McCain will do everything he can to protect Americans from such threats, including asking the telecoms for appropriate assistance to collect intelligence against foreign threats to the United States as authorized by Article II of the Constitution.' Article II, of course, is what Bush has argued gives the President virtually unlimited power during war, and McCain has already voted in favor of Telecom Immunity, though he sometimes mentions, to those asking for accountability, wanting to hold hearings about what the telecoms did."

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radical Islamic moderates

[florin]

We do not know what lies ahead in our nation's fight against radical Islamic extremists I believe he makes an important distinction here, and I would hate to see those cuddly moderate Islamic extremists being lumped in with the bad guys.

One word must be missing here

[temcat]

We do not know what lies are ahead in our nation's fight against radical Islamic extremists

There, that's closer to the truth.

Re:Parity

[hostyle]

Hippy!

Re:Parity

[Anonymous Coward]

"Can anyone here imagine a situation where a technically illegal act by the President prevents more harm than it causes?"

President Bush going on a shooting spree in the White House before turning the gun on himself?

Re:Parity

[G00F]

I don't see any harm other than the fact that he may miss someone

Re:Parity

[hostyle]

Apologist!