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Government: Too Big for Its Own Britches
The government in America has obtained too much power for its own good. Scandals such as wiretapping, the absence of Habeas Corpus in detained "terrorists", and the war on terror are all proof of this fact. There is a public outcry for the government to stop these acts, but their cries fall upon deaf ears. The Bush administration refuses to acknowledge the opinions of the masses, justifying all their actions either under Constitutional powers or executive rights.
Wiretapping provides the most extreme example of the U.S. government abuse of its powers. For the U.S. government to spy on its own citizens without any consent goes against any right to privacy given to the public by the Constitution. And acts like the "Protect America Act," proposed by President Bush and his supporters to make wiretapping a warrantless procedure, do little to correct the situation (Peter). The U.S. government needs to take responsibility for more of its......

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