To honor the firefighters

Jon Carroll has a great rant about the general state of our not-so-separated powers in today's Chronicle:

"First, of course, the president must wave a banner reading "Sept. 11."
That makes everything OK. Why? Because we must honor the firefighters. Why
are you being held without bail or access to counsel? To honor the
firefighters. Why is your phone being tapped? To honor the firefighters.
It's crazy-making, and Congress has gone along with it. Why? Because ain't
nobody going to throw them in jail without charges; ain't nobody going to
harass them -- wait, that just changed."

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thanks Nicole!