--- The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://villagevoice.com/issues/0327/hentoff.php <snip> > The attorney general claimed, in his testimony, that > the president does > have the power to arrest citizens on any American > street, designate them > "enemy combatants," and imprison them indefinitely, > without access to lawyers or their families. > > After all, Ashcroft said, "The last time I looked at > September 11th, an > American street was a war zone." So, all of us, not > just aliens in > America, can become the disappeared.
So comforting to think that our security is in the eager hands of those who have such deep respect for our Constitution and Bill of Rights. One of whom just happens to be the country's Attorney General. Debbi "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." --Ben Franklin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
