Wiretapping/Detainee Bill; Has the President overstepped its boundaries [help with debate]?

Question

For my government class, we will be having a debate on whether the president has gone too far, especially with regards to the issues of wiretapping and the detainee bill.

I am to argue that the Bush administration has, in fact, gone too far, and has completely undermined the checks and balances.

What questions can I ask the other side, or what points can I make to defend my argument?

Thanks.

Answer 1

First thing, read carefully the Fourth Amendment. See if the recent bill is consistent with the Fourth Amendment. Keep in mind the Constitution (including the Fourth Amendment) CANNOT be changed or overridden except by another Amendment, which requires 2/3rds of the states to agree (not just a Congressional bill).

Answer 2

It's like taxes, they inch a tenth of a percent up every year or so until we turn around and realize we give the government half our salaries with an accompanying decrease in government service. This is because the money was needed by elected officials in the governments of several nations who have partnered with corporations and built expensive underground shelter-cities to protect themselves when they launch nukes on the rest of us. Nukes which they also built with tax money.
Has the president overstepped his "boundaries"? No. By definition if nobody is stopping him those boundaries are no longer there. Take small solice in the knowledge that all of this didn't start with GW junior. It began shortly after John F. Kennedy was murdered.