Grover Norquist Opposed to Wiretaps-"Trampling on Civil Liberties"

[kpete]

Political opposites aligned against Bush wiretaps
James Sterngold, Chronicle Staff Writer

Thursday, January 26, 2006


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"My view on the terrorists is that we should find all of them and kill them," said Norquist. "But we should also protect our civil liberties, which the terrorists are trying to destroy."

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Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, says he knows some fellow conservatives have labeled him a traitor for condemning the same administration that instituted the biggest tax cuts in recent American history -- cuts for which Norquist vigorously lobbied. But an even greater disloyalty, Norquist responds, would be to allow what he regards as the trampling on civil liberties to go unimpeded.

"The president's friends are exactly who you want telling him this," said Norquist. "No one else has the credibility. We are being team players by telling him, not by keeping quiet."

Norquist said one of his main concerns is that, once the government becomes so intrusive, there is no way to prevent continued erosion of individual rights.

"Even if you believed an angel was making these decisions, and that's not what I'm saying, at some point the person in the White House will change," he said. "Hillary Clinton might be making these decisions."


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/01/26/MNG24GTB8O1.DTL

[Justitia]

1. I don't believe a word out of that reptiles mouth. -eom

[LSparkle]

2. Me, neither -- "oh, don't throw me in that briar patch ... "

This is pure Brer Rabbit, coming from Norsquished.

[mmonk]

3. Glad he said it

scum listen to him and maybe they will be against it as well.

[Critters2]

4. I'm no fan of this slimey eel (my apologies to slimey eels),

but I've wondered all along why libertarians weren't up in arms about this. The "small govt" crowd, if they're consistent, should be the loudest opponents of this. Nice to see ol' Grover is at least consistent.

[politicaholic]

5. If that nutcase disagrees with it...

It's bigger than we think.

I swear, he'd support pulling out of Iraq only so that there would be no Americans around when they drop nuclear warheads.

This dude is dangerously psychotic.

[chat_noir]

6. He's afraid of what will happen if Democrats get back in power

"Even if you believed an angel was making these decisions, and that's not what I'm saying, at some point the person in the White House will change," he said. "Hillary Clinton might be making these decisions."

[pinniped]

7. Didn't this asshole get the memo?

Snotty Scotty said illegal wiretaps will increase civil liberties.

Come on, stay on the same page.

[Hobarticus]

8. Even the kookaburras are starting to "get it"...

If illegal wiretaps are legal under King Dubya...well, they'll be legal under a Dem POTUS, too.