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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
it sure is, but we're not talking about the same measures being taken are we?
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No, and that's exactly my point:
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I don't see how it's possible not to conclude that the power granted to the president in the current "war on terrorism" context is way beyond any historical precedent.
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If a court had granted Roosevelt the power to intern the Japanese population, then yes, that would be far more chilling than the Padilla case. But that never happened. So indeed your example does nothing to refute my statement.