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Civil Liberties

America must not compromise basic Constitutional liberties during the war on terror. While increased surveillance and covert intelligence are necessary in defense of our country, we also have laws such as FISA, the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act, to protect against political abuses of such wiretapping and government search and seizure.

If the President is found to have broken the law by authorizing warrantless wiretaps, then I believe he should be held accountable, and censure is one way to hold him accountable. I do not understand some in Congress who supported censure of President Clinton for his personal indiscretions, but do not want to ‘scold' President Bush for abuse of power in issues central to the ideals of liberty and freedom for all citizens.

http://nedlamont.com/issues/65/civil-liberties

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