Posted by Sir Four at 11:35am Feb 25 '10The DOJ's Office of Professional Responsibility released a report on the secret memos under the Bush administration on handling the threat of terrorism.
One particular gem:
I think as more and more comes to light, it is Bush himself who seems to have been the most restrained man in the room, while his advisors, Dick Cheney, and various other high-ranking officials were willing to take this country down a very dark path as they overreacted to terrorism.
However, very few Republicans and conservatives expressed concern about the threat the Bush admin. posed to the constitution. They only found their voice once President Obama was elected.
One particular gem:
Yoo's findings in the memorandum [included]: 1) the Fourth Amendment would not apply to domestic military operations designed to deter and prevent future terrorist attacks; 2) "broad statements" suggesting that First Amendment speech and press rights under the constitution would potentially be subordinated to overriding military necessities; and 3) that domestic deployment of the Armed Forces by the President to prevent and deter terrorism would fundamentally serve a military purpose rather than law enforcement purpose and thus would not violate the Posse Comitatus Act.
I think as more and more comes to light, it is Bush himself who seems to have been the most restrained man in the room, while his advisors, Dick Cheney, and various other high-ranking officials were willing to take this country down a very dark path as they overreacted to terrorism.
However, very few Republicans and conservatives expressed concern about the threat the Bush admin. posed to the constitution. They only found their voice once President Obama was elected.