Does the so-called "War On Terror" justify the circumventing of the Constitution by the U.S. President?

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

The President's commander-in-chief powers were NOT 'upped' --- in such a manner by the Congressional Resolution to "use all necessary force" in the so-called "War on Terror" or the UNRELATED attack on the sovereignty of Iraq --- to allow for the circumvention of constitutional, applicable, and appropriate federal laws. As is only being reiterated by alternative media and CPWs ("Certified Policy Wonks") like myself, the Prez and Sr. Administration officials have circumvented federal laws that include, but are NOT limited to, the following: FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), Article VI para 2 of the U.S. Constitution ("This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land."), U.N. Charter, U.S. War Powers Act (1973), U.N. Convention Against Torture And Other Cruel, Inhumane, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Article II), U.N. Geneva Conventions, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights, U.S. War Crimes Act (1945), and the U.N. Convention On The Rights Of Children. There is a clear and present danger imposed by such a a willful sidestep of federal law (esp regarding FISA), and the fact that the Prez's public acknowledgment that such ILLEGAL conduct would continue to be claimed and justified by his [misapplied, misinterpreted] commander-in-chief powers. The Prez's commander-in-chief powers give him command of all related U.S. *military * forces (Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, National Reserve, militarized units of the Pentagon, covert units of the Pentagon such as the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), etc) in the implementation of a forceful militarized strike against a U.S. enemy. The Prez's commander-in-chief powers do NOT extend to civilian government espionage agencies like the FBI, CIA, or NSA (domestic wiretapping and domestic "roving" wiretapping was conducted under the auspices of the NSA w/o FISA Court approval).
Arlen Specter, Republican head of the Judiciary Committee (and a lawyer) confirmed that the violation of such constitutional federal laws (FISA was the example utilized) would be an impeachable offense...for which criminal proceedings would [then] be triggered.

All liberals and progressives should be mad as hell. All conservatives and libertarians (I hope that there are some principled ones still remaining in the REPUB camp) should be afraid of how this kind of unbridled IMPERIAL power could be wielded against their interests under a DEM (or any non-REPUB) Prez Adm...say circa 2008.

Progressively,
LeftAngst