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Originally Posted by aceventura3
True, however changing the law would have put the world on notice including the terrorists. You and I differ on how much weight we would put on the trade off.
DC,
What would you do if two laws were in conflict, and you had to take an action that would clearly violate one of the laws?
What would you do if violating a law would lead to a greater good?
What would you do to the person who violated a law to save the life of someone you loved?
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You're right we differ. I think the POTUS should follow the law, period, end of story. Claiming it's an outdated or "bad" law is a not a good argument. You can't swear to up hold and defend the US Constitution and then decide later you'll pick and choose which parts you'll actually defend.
In regards to your argument that passing or fixing the law would alert the terrorist- I firmly believe if the law needed changed and it would endanger the national security to do so with a press release there are ways in place to effect that change. I'd look to Senate Select Committee on Intelligence et el for a solution.