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Originally Posted by Aquila
List to me and listen closely.....
If an individual is indeed proven guilty of a terrorist act or of being a military enemy I support their detainment. However...if they haven't been proven guilty of anything through due process it is an affront to the very liberties our founders believed in, God given human rights, and all that is holy to detain them. It's an issue of liberty and human rights. Maybe we should detain you illegally and see if you think differently six years from now. You either love liberty for all men...or you're a tyrant. Take your pick.
Were you in the military? I was.
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Exactly.
Some of you guys like Soun and RevDw, believe that it's our right to imprison people without any chance of ever giving them a trial. I find that in opposition to everything this country has fought and stood for. You certainly don't stand on any legal or ethical high ground.
Why in the world are we afraid to bring them to trial and either prove their guilt or turn them loose? I'm not advocating turning them lose, I'm advocating bringing them to justice.
God spare us the day, where the USA stands for imprisoning people without any intent of ever giving them a fair trial and then the proper consequences either way.
It's this type of NeoCon Republican bull that got the Republican party thrashed in November.