Posted by
Puddleglum on Friday, February 09, 2007 12:47:46 PM
It seems to me that the discussion of Constitutional issues in the TV series '24' these first couple weeks of February have been missing the point entirely. The pro-national security voices are exaggerated and the Constitutional purist voices are likewise confused. Read more on this here
http://www.pgfoot.org Clearly I do not know the direction the plot will follow, but it just seems odd that both parts of a discussion on an important document and the framers' intent would miss out on being close to accurate almost entirely. Perhaps we'll get closer to an actually Constitutional discussion in future episodes if Jack, his brother and his father can stop holding each other at gun point and torturing each other. Goodness. Bring back 'The Mummy' and Mar-One episode genre or however it (Mar One) was spelled. The entire last series was on the secret government on the side of the terrorists. Where the USA government is the problem and source of terrorism. I was glad to see '24' and the network mention of limited use of nuclear weapons in terror as not merely potential but more seriously as a 'what if' in a TV show. But the torture volley needs to end. It is silly. It seems to be designed to strengthen the discussion on the Constitution but when none of the voices are really 'getting it', it seems like a lot of heat with no clear substance. What's your take?