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Originally posted by Phaenx
He's no Nazi, those were some very bad people. I believe Ashcroft in genuine in his want to protect the American people. If he needs more power to do so, then he should have it. I should note however that when I say he, I mean the government agency as a whole. Stripping someone suspicious of their rights and stashing them away somewhere while we figure out what they were up to is a good idea, and if they are found to be guilty of terrorism, then we should bring it to their grill. I can't say I dissapprove of his job, I don't really care for the guy for other reasons though.
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hold up..........you are saying that the govt should be able to 1)put somebody in custody indefinately 2)provide no access to council 3)no habeas corpus 4)no trial before a jury and i can go on.....
you have
ANY idea how many ammendments and statutes and supreme court rulings that violates?