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Do you think the title to this piece is over the top? I'm sure some of you do. But I can assure you that I'm serious. And as you celebrate Bill of Rights Day today (12-15) you might want to give some thought to the irony of what is going to happen to one of those rights as things unfold on the glorious national holiday that no one has ever heard of.
... In case you were distracted by events in the Russian elections recently, I'll tell you what you missed here at home that might remind one of what happens routinely in Russia. The right of Habeas Corpus was just suspended.
As part of the defense authorisation bill that funds the US military, the President himself can decide to detain anyone, American citizens included, indefinitely - perhaps at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - if he suspects that they are a terrorist. And he would use the military itself to do so. On suspicion alone, no formal arrest, no rights given, no attorney, no arraignment, no trial, no judge, no jury.
Go. RTWT. Discuss.
6 comments:
and hear I was only worried about my content on my blog being seen by the government .... how silly of me
I just amended my earlier post, by linking to this.
A sad and ironic day.
Thanks,
gfa
I've been so tangled up in things, I missed whether this went through or not. I had heard about it, but thought it was so far over that top that it couldn't possibly pass muster.
ProudHillbilly, you have to assume that these things will go through now when they come up.
We've long since passed and point where we could count count on common sense. At this point you have to consider that is was purposefully done. This garbage was paired up with the military spending portion to pressure everyone to go along with it.
I submit that those that voted for this have just committed treason against this country, for they violated their oath to uphold the Constitution.
Begich and Murkowski and Young all voted for it. The bill is clearly unconstitutional and their votes are prima facia evidence that both of our senators and one representative do not have enough knowledge of the US constitution to hold their elected offices, and should all be immediately be removed from office.
Time to replace such un-American politicians with the weapon they fear most-the unwavering commitment to our right of free speech and subsequent votes.
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