Letters to the Editor
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nagging worry
OK, we see that between the demands to be allowed to torture, to spy on people at will, to eliminate all checks and balances, etc. the general plan is to increase the authority of the Presidency to absolutist levels, beyond any limitations. But they can't all be stupid enough to see that there's a good chance that someday there will be a Democrat president again; maybe even in a couple of years, to whom they will be handing over this apparatus.
Why aren't the boosters of the Imperial Presidency more worried about their legacy? They're not all so completely stupid that they can't see that their turn will end someday, are they? Is there any reason why they're not worried that the next president will be free to bug their phone lines on the grounds that he suspects them of treason? Do they know of any reason why our expectations that there might someday be a Democrat elected President are wrong?