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Then sue. If the abuse of power was so obvious, there won't be a problem getting a jury to agree in Wisconsin!

Oh, I agree, but with a couple snags- 1) We all know how the courts are going to manage a civil suit against the government - or how they are going to view a suit against an airline who is 'following regulations'. 2) Do you think a civil suit with monetary damages is going to influence government policy? What is the probability of success of a case asking for court-ordered policy changes?

The essential problem I see is that government will be given grace in whatever misapplications due to the impetus of the war and by the time such grace period is ended the situation will be viewed as 'normal', something you just have to tolerate.

Does the government make any effort to protect my privacy when they wish to insure I am a capable driver? Surely there are ways to maintain my anonymity and accomplish this - I think I'll sue < smirk >

Something you and your ilk need to get through your mush-heads: We're at war.

The President has BROAD discretionary powers, both ennumerated in the Constitution and by tradition, that he can use during war. You're whiney-*ss garbage don't mean sh*t.

Don't screw around with us during war-time, and maybe we'll keep you out of the brig, okay?

The essential problem I see is that government will be given grace in whatever misapplications
due to the impetus of the war and by the time such grace period is ended the
situation will be viewed as 'normal', something you just have to tolerate.

Agreed. Even yesterday I saw the Chief Justice Rehnquist (sp?) was saying as much;
even quoting some old Latin phrase translated as "in time of war, the law is silent".

I know it's wishful thinking, but if any citizen is truly morally convinced their
constitutional rights have been substantively violated, I'd hope they'd have the faith of their
convictions to at least file a suit or make sure there is a hearing in "the court of public opinion".

It may not fix their problems...but maybe it will assist people when the same situation
arises years later.