re: #216 ~Fianna

So you’re okay with #1 giving the government permission to threaten people’s families and think they won’t ever abuse that power once given to them?

#2 This is the same government that you don’t trust to administer a health care plan, but you’re really hunky-dory with the idea that they’re just going to do this to terrorists, but never, ever in any other situation?

#1,,, these aren’t “peoples families” and they weren’t threatened. These are TERRORISTS, who swore DEATH to us in WAR. These aren;’t some innocent American citizens walking down Main Street USA. And NO child was threatened. What was done was the PRISONER was told his family could be in danger. NO Marine walked up to that child in Afghanisatn and held a rifle to their heads

#2 apples and oranges. Policies being implemented that affect the entire population can be reasonably argued. THE job of the gov;’t is to protect Americans (see #1), NOT to mandate life decisions of Americans