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In reply to the discussion: I'm astonished so many DUers are cool with ending Habeas Corpus [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)..with defined borders and a Uniformed Army, with a Hierarchical Government existing in a Capitol City,
and a clearly defined GOAL for VICTORY.
The War on Terror is NONE of the above,
and has NONE of the limitations of the above.
The War on Terror is whatever our politicians choose to say it is,
and whoever they choose as an "enemy".
This is Nothing Less than expanding the Powers of the Unitary Executive to Permanent Wartime Status,
something NEVER intended by our Founders, or enshrined in our Constitution.
"We have ALWAYS been at WAR with EastAsia." (1984)
Doesn't this scare you just a little?
You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their excuses.
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