Your argument seems to be predicated on the assumption that wiretapping and related efforts are not contributing to our safety. While I certainly agree with you that our borders are insufficiently guarded and that this fact increases our risk of being attacked by terrorists again, I hasten to add that I firmly believe the President's spying program is making us safer.
My previous line of questioning was in response to your statement that:
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Originally Posted by Pan6467
What scares me most is the Dems seem to be willing to rewrite laws for Bush now...
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What scares you the most is that the Democrats are allowing the President to violate the laws (I think that's what you meant by "rewriting"). My question, then, was addressing this claim.
I'll finish by saying that Bush's domestic spying program is very compelling evidence that he "truly is worried" about another terrorist attack. Are you insinuating that he's just spying on people for the fun of it?
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