Anti-war 9/11 families oppose Holder proposal to modify Miranda

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During an interview Sunday on ABC television's current affairs talk show This Week, Attorney General Eric Holder suggested creating an exception to so-called Miranda rights established in a 1966 Supreme Court ruling that forbids prosecutors from using statements made by suspects before they have been warned that they have a right to remain silent.

"We're now dealing with international terrorists," the attorney general told NBC television. "And I think that we have to think about perhaps modifying the rules that interrogators have and somehow coming up with something that is flexible and is more consistent with the threat that we now face."

Monday morning, an anti-war organization for survivors of the September 11, 2001 attacks along with friends and family members of the victims, blasted the proposal.

Donna Marsh O’Connor, spokesperson for September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, issued the following statement:

"Last week law enforcement agencies including the FBI and the NYPD successfully aborted an attempt to kill Americans by following the rule of law. According to Attorney General Holder the suspect Faisal Shazad was apprehended, read his Miranda rights, and began to proffer information vital to US interests, continuing to speak to this day. There is already room in Miranda for postponing the reading of rights in the interests of public safety and this was, indeed, invoked. Surprisingly, in the face of this success, Holder now maintains that we should "revisit" Miranda laws for those apprehended for alleged terrorist activities. We urge caution and we invoke reason: we have laws that work to protect our citizens and our security. We should not proceed down a road that may become a slippery slope towards the curtailment of fundamental due process rights that have served this nation well."

http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0510/antiwwar-911-families-oppose-holder-proposal-modify-miranda/

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1. I'm pinching myself. I never dreamed that the AG of a Democratic Executive ...

Branch would wish to deny US Citizens their Miranda Warning. :wow: :wtf: :wow:

http://yorick.infinitejest.org:81/1/img/card-bill_of_rights.jpg http://yorick.infinitejest.org:81/1/img/card-secret_detainees.jpg

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9. Say adios to Social Security ... and watch DUers support it.

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2. Unbelievable that we are even considering this

Fear and Greed have a death grip on this country.

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4. And

"A core group of 200 family members directly affected by loss on September 11th have joined our group, and thousands of supporters have joined our mailing list. Our family members live in 31 states and seven foreign countries. In accordance with our bylaws, our co-directors and steering committee members are also 9/11 family members."

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5. k/r

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6. Bump

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10. knr