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From: barry levine
Date: Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 8:37 AM
Subject: re: Obama Faces a Critical Moment for His Presidency
To: letters@nytimes.com
To the Editor:
From: barry levine
Date: Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 8:37 AM
Subject: re: Obama Faces a Critical Moment for His Presidency
To: letters@nytimes.com
To the Editor:
It would be a grave error to conclude that Obama's supporters have gone soft on him because healthcare reform and the economic recovery haven't happened swiftly. We are not so naive as to believe that either of these could be solved without a lot of effort and some real disagreements. Rather, Obama's backers have gone soft on him because he has gone soft on the simple things. Warrantless wiretapping is a violation of our constitutionally-guaranteed freedom from unreasonable search. Where is the investigation and prosecution? We have clear statutes banning torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment of prisoners. Why are we still only talking about investigations and prosecutions? It is because president Obama has not been clear and forceful on the clear and simple issues that his backers are coming to mistrust him on the broader ones.
Barry Levine
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