A disturbing recent phenomenon in Washington is that laws that strike to the heart of American democracy have been passed in the dead of night. So it was with a provision quietly tucked into the enormous defense budget bill at the Bush administration's behest that makes it easier for a president to override local control of law enforcement and declare martial law.
The provision, signed into law in October, weakens two obscure but important ...
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It took mainstream media months to get around to this story, but now that the media have this is an essential story.
This editorial raises an important topic, however, by nature it has no real depth to allow the reader to do anything more than reach a snap judgment on the matter. Regardless, the New York Times editorial staff is doing its job in bringing this to our attention.
As another reviewer said, it's about time. About time mainstream media started informing the public about what Bush & Co. are really doing to our democracy. About time Congress had the courage to buck it. About time we started speaking up for our own freedoms. If not, we will find ourselves without our freedom, and out of time to do anything about it.
For being an opinion piece, this makes quite an effective argument for putting the latest encroachment on our civil liberties in check.
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