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Using a shotgun to hunt mosquitoes: like a stereotypical character shooting at mosquitoes with a shotgun, George Bush's claim to broad surveillance powers is blasting holes in our constitutional protections.(ON THE HOME FRONT)
All of us have seen cartoons of the type in which a pesky fly or mosquito is relentlessly bugging Yosemite Sam or some similar character. Instead of closing the open window that has allowed the annoying pest in and then going after the critter with a fly swatter, Sam jumps up in a fit of exasperation and starts blasting away with the shotgun. When the smoke clears, Sam's house is in shambles and the still-buzzing mosquito lands on Sam's nose.
That cartoon image captures the idiocy, if not the seriousness, of the damage that is being inflicted on our constitutional house in the name of fighting terrorism. Why are all the windows and doors wide open, and why are ...
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