| A lot of the conspiracy theory conjecturing going on belittles a potentially valid point of discussion. To what capacity should the government be authorized in a time of crisis? Past Presidents have passed legislation and directives that makes Bush jr. look like a lightweight. Lincoln during the Civil War was virtually a dictator. Try protesting the war effort during WWI or WWII and see what happens to you. Even George Washington himself used brute military force to quell the whiskey rebellion. Could you imagine the uproar if George Bush personally commanded a battalion of Marines to go out and round up tax protesters??
I'm undecided on this debate, but I do know that during non-emergency states the executive (even as authorized under the Constitution) has too much power. I wouldn't mind a new Constitutional convention, but I doubt that is really possible with the glorification of this document. People need to begin to realize that the Constitution isn't infallible, but is actually outdated.
__________________ Political Compass:
Economic Left/Right: -9.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.72
Last edited by Katczinsky; 03-15-2008 at 08:41 PM.
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