Well that's nice.

Yahoo! News - Chertoff Pledges to Weigh Civil Liberties
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"WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites)'s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, Montgomery Burns Michael Chertoff, told senators on Wednesday that if confirmed he would balance protecting the nation with preserving civil liberties."

Don't they realize if they don't preserve civil liberties there will be no nation with protecting? I really don't think they do.