The Constitution grants Americans basic human rights

[Toots]

Why is it so many are so eager to deny non Americans the same basic human rights. One of those rights is the right of Appeal, especially in Capital cases. We consider that a basic right but would deny non-Americans. The exact same thing for Habeas Corpus..Why would Americans that are so proud of their Basic Rights be so willing to deny others the same? Is it that they don't consider them "basic" but privileged? :shrug: I don't get it..

[Selteri]

1. I don't know, speaking as an American I personally feel our rights

should carry with our citizens and extend to anyone on soil under our control, that they have to uphold them if they are 'spreading democracy' or helping the poor in another country.

[slackmaster]

2. I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with your premise, Toots

Basic human rights are part of the package of being human. Government documents can enumerate rights, curtail, or infringe them, but cannot create them out of a vacuum.

[Benhurst]

3. Read the so-called Patriot Act and subsequent legislation.

Americans have given away most of their rights in their chicken-shit reaction to 9/11.

I guess it's easier For BushAmericans to stand tall when they are bombing than it is when you are being bombed.