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Bush's excesses in the name of fighting terrorism are legion. To avoid accountability, his administration has repeatedly sought early dismissal of lawsuits that might expose government misconduct, claiming that going forward would put national security secrets at risk. As a result,fundamental rights have been violated and the constitutional system of checks and balances has been grievously undermined.

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