adamist wrote:
] I think the other issue is that courts tend to give the
] Executive branch special deference during times of war, which
] has basically meant we have more limited constitutional
] rights. If the war against terrorism is a permanent one, does
] that mean we've permanently lost some of the legal protections
] provided by the Constitution?

Did you read the enemy combatant supreme court decisions. One of the documents specifically says that typical wartime suspensions of civil liberties cannot apply in the WoT for exactly that reason.

RE: Guardian Unlimited | US elections 2004 | President admits war on terror cannot be won