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At least since nixon, the republicans were pushing the absolute presidential power BS. He was rebuffed finally by a whistle-blower. Under reagan, the crap continued with Iran-contra as one of the most obvious examples. They KNEW they were breaking the law, but that was OK since they were doing what was good for the country regardless of what the stupid congress thought. Getting away with as much as they did, it's no wonder w idolized reagan and nixon.
9/11 was the opening they needed to walk all over the constitution. Wielding fear as a weapon, most citizens of the US were easily corralled into accepting anything and everything as good for them. How else to explain that so many of the principles we purportedly stood for are now considered dangerous to our existence?
