10-03-2006, 11:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-03-2006, 11:28 PM by SwissMercenary.)
Quote:When you work in a beauracracy there is the "right" way, and the "way it works" which are seldom the same. I view the system in a larger context, and over a longer span of time. The checks and balances are in place, and Presidential power over time has been mostly used appropriately. But, set the way back machine to WWII, and consider the way that American citizens and resident aliens were treated (link). I can only hope we are being more sensible and humane this time.
This isn't WWII - this emergency has no end. It is hence, an unfair comparison. And yes, I'm well aware of the internment camps, both in the US, and here, as well as the various other measures in place.
The Cold War would be a better one (And we all know what happened to McCarthy, there...)
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