Because President Obama is NOT evil; that is why many of us trust and defend him...

[Laelth]

47. Sure. I don't think Obama is evil, neither do most Democrats.

But the polling on this subject shows strong partisan bias of the kind you display in your OP. Republicans don't mind the government having this power when they control the White House. Democrats don't mind the government having this power when they control the White House. It's a pretty simple partisan divide.

But the Bill of Rights was written to secure the liberties of the minority. Jefferson feared the tyranny of the majority, and, when considering issues related to the Bill of Rights (i.e. the 4th Amendment), I think we should concern ourselves with the minority point of view. If Democrats don't like it when Republicans have this power, then the power should be stripped away from the government if said power impacts the minority's Constitutional rights. That, I think, is the proper way to look at this issue. It's the most Constitutionally valid approach, in any event.

-Laelth