Reply #13: Make no mistake what this bill is about, people [View All]

[beachmom]

From Andrew:

The truly disturbing part is that the only criterion for detaining anyone without charges - citizen or non-citizen, at home or anywhere in the world - is the president's discretion. If Rumsfeld decides you're an enemy combatant, you can be whisked away into a black hole, tortured, or have to prove your innocence in a military commission while he insists on your guilt. The "battlefield" is everywhere; and the war is endless. This is not, to put it mildly, what the founding fathers had in mind. It is one of the darkest hours for Western liberty in a very long time. And most conservatives are cheering. Watching habeas corpus go down the plughole is not something I ever thought I would have to contemplate. Well done, Osama. You won this one big time.




Yes, I'm mad at Harry Reid. But you know what? What about the Libertarians in the Republican party? This is their WORST nightmare!! How can they vote for it? This is not just a liberal issue. This is about America, and trying to destroy our values. I just don't understand why there is no outrage.