Thank You for Wiretapping
Check out today's WSJ Editorial...
Why the Founders made presidents dominant on national security.
Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold wants to be President, and that's fair enough. By all means go for it in 2008. The same applies to Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who's always on the Sunday shows fretting about the latest criticism of the Bush Administration's prosecution of the war on terror. But until you run nationwide and win, Senators, please stop stripping the Presidency of its Constitutional authority to defend America.
posted by Pat Campbell @ 9:56 AM
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Did they? Closer examination of Article I of the Constitution outlines point by point the war-making powers vested in Congress (not the President). Article II simply states that he is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces. Nothing in there about circumventing due process, such as going to the courts for warrants for searches and wiretaps. Referencing precedent among previous Presidents going back to Roosevelt may make your argument stronger than referring to a Constitution that specifically gives Congress the stronger hand in national defense.
Jeb, you answered your own question.
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