Now that Habeus Corpus has been suspended and George Bush has the power to indefinitely detain and torture anyone he deems to be an "enemy combatant" the next logical step is to obtain official sanction for the idea that anyone who opposes him is in fact an enemy combatant.
What? You say that will never happen? Wanna bet?
Attorneys for the Center for Constitutional Rights claim that what appears to be the final version of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 could allow the government to detain the attorneys themselves as 'enemy combatants.'
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The current version of the Military Commissions redefines an "unlawful enemy combatant" so broadly that it could include anyone who organizes a march against the war in Iraq.
We can't play nice with these people. They aren't just some neighbor complaining that our music is up too loud. They want to make us dead. They have no means to accomplish this as yet, but that's what they want.
ReplyDeleteThese people are not part of the U.S. Legal System. They are not covered under the Constitution. They are enemy combatants and they don't want or deserve these protections.
If you doubt this, let me ask you, would you rather be a prisoner of George Bush's U.S., or of Osama's Taliban? I daresay that the 'torture' we dish out doesn't compare to being beheaded and having your body dragged through the streets.
We can't play nice with these people.
ReplyDeleteWho said anything about "playing nice"? I want to see those bastards' asses nailed to the wall as much as anyone. I'm just saying we should stick to the rules.
These people are not part of the U.S. Legal System.
Jose Padilla is a U.S. citizen. And whatever else they may be, "these people" are still people.
they don't want ... these protections.
I doubt that very much.
If you doubt this, let me ask you, would you rather be a prisoner of George Bush's U.S., or of Osama's Taliban?
Gee, what a choice.
I daresay that the 'torture' we dish out doesn't compare to being beheaded and having your body dragged through the streets.
So what? Are we the good guys, or just the slightly-less-evil guys?