Friday, July 11, 2008

On Obama and FISA

This is the second day of coverage on Sen. Obama's vote in support of FISA.

CNN is rife with reports of liberals in uproar over his decision. Conservatives seem split.

I spent a lot of time thinking about why I feel Obama's vote on FISA is a big mistake on several levels, but I think I've summed it up with two words...

Due process.

We've faced terrorist attacks prior to the Towers getting hit by airplanes (the U.S.S. Cole and the WTC at least once before) and we'll continue to be threatened by terrorism. Does that mean we should abandon due process completely on the premise of preserving our remaining freedoms?

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