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Originally posted by Mojo_PeiPei
AMERICAN citizens are protected under the constitution, not foreign illegal combatants. Bush only has responsibility to protect us and our rights.
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I think his ~first~ priority should be that...those not of American Citizenship should come a very close second with EXACTLY the same protections. EXACTLY. Failure to do so is hypocritical, and violates both the spirit and letter of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Also, Bush IS NOT doing that. He is protecting 'National Security' or the 'Homeland' AT THE VERY EXPENSE of those rights.
I cite:
Unconstitutional searches, siezures, and wiretaps.
Secret/classified court room procedings.
Holding suspects without charges or access to counsel.
Refusing media access to names of those detained.
Eaves dropping or intercepting suspect/attorney communications.
Using Deception and lies to entrap and making it a crime for a suspect to do likewise.
He has even declared an American Citizen an enemy (I think you mentioned illegal, is there a difference?) combatant?
How do you reconcile that?
Again IMHO,
-bear
btw...I am proud and honored to be included in this American community and to have served to protect it's freedoms. Right now, I am ashamed of the way we are behaving.