Anyone Can Be Declared An Enemy Combatant

[Jcrowley]

Enemy Combatants: A dangerously broad definition of “illegal enemy combatant” in the bill could subject legal residents of the United States, as well as foreign citizens living in their own countries, to summary arrest and indefinite detention with no hope of appeal. The president could give the power to apply this label to anyone he wanted....

The Geneva Conventions: The bill would repudiate a half-century of international precedent by allowing Mr. Bush to decide on his own what abusive interrogation methods he considered permissible. And his decision could stay secret — there’s no requirement that this list be published.

Habeas Corpus: Detainees in U.S. military prisons would lose the basic right to challenge their imprisonment. These cases do not clog the courts, nor coddle terrorists. They simply give wrongly imprisoned people a chance to prove their innocence...

[spooked911]

1. we are soooooooo screwed

I am soooo depressed

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. ...

[MadMaddie]

2. Yes...thats the crux of this bill.....

The problem is this will bleed over into our society and go beyond supposed war efforts....

This is dangerous territory....

[MadMaddie]

3. Self Delete-Dupe

[Windy]

4. Welcome to the American Dictatorship of GWB

We are in trouble in this country. Congress has given these idiots carte blanc to round up all dissenters. Congress has given an idiot power over our lives.

yes, we are screwed!

[nam78_two]

5. yeah/nt

[Homer Wells]

6. Sometimes being in one's late 50's

is a good thing. I fear for my three grown sons and their futures, but before it gets totally totalitarian, I should be into the next life. I certainly hope I don't get reincarnated until this shit has run its course, and people come to their senses.

[ConcernedCanuk]

8. Grandpa(Prescott) Bush taught his offspring well - fear-mongering WORKS

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Worked for Hitler,

Prescott knew . .

[ruiner4u]

9. Let me be the first to say.....

<Agent Mike, ya printing this out?>

I love America and GWB!!!! yay republicans! yay camp jesus!!! yay bush!!!




<edit> ugh,i feel dirty now...