nicely put. >Note that not one of those options is: > >a.) Throw them in jail forever with no recourse. >b.) Torture them. > >As a society, we have to decide if it's best for us to live under a >legal structure (both domestic and foreign) that respects the rights >of the citizen over the desires of the government. > >Mr Bush is asserting the rights of government over the rights of >citizens. He's telling the rest of the World that our Constitution is >not a universal template for national governance, but merely a >document that's more a rule of thumb; to be cast aside when it's no >longer convenient. > >Further he's telling us that, as citizens, we should trust him with >the sole discretion to decide a person's imprisonment and judgement. >And that he can do anything to someone as long as it doesn't directly >cause organ failure or death. > >For those of us that value freedom, these are not things we want our >government aspiring to.
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