[dennis_jeeves2]

> It's entirely common for the government to wipe their ass with the first amendment during wartime.

Happens even without a war, just saying...

[kibwen]

Let me rephrase that: it's entirely common for the government to wipe their ass with the first amendment using war as a pretense.

[kelnos]

It's entirely common for the government to wipe their ass with the first amendment whenever it suits their interests, using whatever plausible-enough pretense they can find.