I just sent off e-mails to U.S. Sens. Rick Santorum and Arlen Specter, as well as U.S.
Rep. Mike Doyle, concerning my fear of the president's defense of illegal "eavesdropping." While what our president has done
is frightening because it violates the rule of law, I believe it is important that Congress investigate this problem for a
more basic reason.
I asked for their help more for my young son than for myself. All of our children must be able to grow up
in a country where the rule of law is respected. My president should not teach my son that those rules apply only when it
is convenient.
I thank the press, whom the president chastised for informing us about this practice, for alerting us to a
dishonest presidency. Now the members of Congress can put a stop to it.
I can only hope that my representatives are honorable people who stand for core beliefs like honesty, instead
of catchphrases like "family values." The next few weeks will tell if core character traits, rather than convenient positions,
guide their steps.
Susan Hagan, Regent Square
Letter to the editor, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Jan 6, 2006
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