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• Monday, December 19, 2005 06:18 PM

  This is Germany in 1939

  I am glad that at least some senators are up in arms about the Patriot Act after the revelation that Bush played fast and loose with our Constitution.

  That is not enough, however. The Bush administration is clearly out of control and needs to be reined in.

  There were no good reasons for Bush to allow spying without a warrant. The law allows spying on communications as long as a warrant is obtained within 72 hours of the spying. This gives the government a lot of latitude.

  Even if Bush thought that the law was too restrictive, he could have asked Congress to amend it or repel it. He did not. He could have asked the courts to have the law amended or repelled. He did not.

  Bush committed a criminal act by decreeing that illegal spying was allowed. He also disregarded the Constitution by not consulting the legislative and the judiciary branches of power. Yet, he swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States.

  Bush is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanor. He should be impeached.

  Bush's behavior is now akin to the behavior of a despot. This country is fast falling into a tyranny.

  What can we do to stop this?

  I no longer believe that elections will do the trick. It has now become obvious that the elections in 2000 and 2004 were rigged. By the time 1998 comes around, Bush and his cohorts may have figured out how to get rid of the second term limit, and he will be up for -- rigged -- reelection.

  The U.S. is now becoming a totalitarian regime. Help!

  —Manhattanite Read Manhattanite's other letters
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