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A couple of more nails in the coffin of the Old Republic

Emperor Bush demands that the puppets in congress rubber stamp a few things for him...

First, finish off that pesky 4th amendmant, if you don't have anything to hide why would you object to us looking through your things, we know who the evildoers are and warrants are too much trouble to get...

Bush Calls for Expansion of Spy Law
By DEB RIECHMANNThe Associated Press
Wednesday, September 19, 2007; 12:55 PM FORT MEADE, Md. -- President Bush said Wednesday that a law hastily passed in August to temporarily give the government more power to eavesdrop without warrants on foreign terror suspects must be made permanent and expanded. More.

Then there's that pesky Habeas Corpus thing, dude, we already said we know who the evildoers are, why should we have to put them on trial and go through all the expense of actually filing provable charges? Don't you TRUST us?

Senate Rejects Expanding Detainee Rights
By Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 19, 2007; 12:42 PM A Republican filibuster in the Senate today shot down a bipartisan effort to restore the right of terrorism suspects to contest their detentions and treatment in federal courts, underscoring the Democratic-led Congress's difficulty with terrorism issues. More.

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