On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:45:36 -0500, "---Fitz---"
<---Fitz---@INVALID.COM> wrote:

>
>"Luke" <luke@nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
>news:c552s29037qe26i9g13oj5ioafds5n1e8m@4ax.com.. .
>| On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:12:57 -0500, "---Fitz---"
>| <---Fitz---@INVALID.COM> wrote:
>|
>| >"Far Canal" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>| >news:MPG.202aff7b486fd83198a167@news.readfreenews .net...
>| >| ---Fitz--- wrote
>| >|
>| >| > | How many terrorists and criminals have been caught by the FBI?
>| >| > |
>| >| > If they caught one or more, that would be a good thing.
>| >| >
>| >|
>| >| They haven't - but it's not stopping them keeping a note of everything
>| >| ordinary people are up to.
>| >|
>| >I believe that they have caught criminals and terrorists over the years
>by
>| >the use of technology. As an ordinary person, I don't have a problem
>with
>| >the 3 letter agencies looking for terrorists by the use of technology.
>I'm
>| >not a terrorist and have nothing to hide. The times are changing and we
>| >must adapt to survive or we'll go the way of other countries that no
>longer
>| >exist or exist in anarchy. I know that the saying "Freedom is not free"
>is
>| >old but today and for the future, the past is a harbinger of things to
>come.
>| >We've defiantly not had the final act of terrorism committed against us.
>We
>| >can do all we can now to stop it in the future or we can stick our heads
>in
>| >the sand and hope the bad guys will forget about us.
>|
>| You may find it enlightening to read up on habeas corpus and
>| Amendment IV of the U.S. Constitution particularly the concept of
>| probable cause.
>
>I'm very familiar with the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments. The Constitution
>is a living thing that makes provisions for change. The founding fathers
>did not frame the Constitution so it could never be changed, hence
>Amendments.

You and George are right, a dictatorship _would_ be a lot easier, so
why not burn that dang old antiquated Constitution and get on with the
business of the new unitary executive....

--
Luke
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"Of course, the people don't want war. But, after all, it is the
leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a
simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy
or a fascist dictatorship or a parliament or a communist dictator-
ship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the
bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell
them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of
patriotism and exposing the country to greater danger. It works the
same way in any country." -- Herman Goering, April 18, 1946--