Our constitution and laws are, at the most basic, meant to protect citizens of the United States. Whether these protections apply to foreign nationals is not part of our constitution - especially in times of war. During peaceful times, America and its freedoms are for citizens and non-citizens. In times of war, America has an obligation and a right to do whatever is necessary to protect its citizens. It's easy for other people to point the finger at America because we have so many freedoms but, I assure you, that if it's a matter of lessening the freedoms of foreign nationals in order to protect America then that's what will happen.
Howie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jochem van Dieten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 2:48 PM Subject: Re: If you don't > Howie Hamlin wrote: > > America was attacked. America is at war. We are being attacked by > > foreign nationals who disguise themselves as students. We have > > a right to take action to defend ourselves - any other country would. > > Sure. But I wonder whether this is the best way to do that. I find it > highly dubious to distinguish between nationals and non-nationals before > and during trial. (It is quite accepted to do so after somebody is > convicted, think for instance minors who get sentenced to shorter > imprisonment for the same crime.) > > The entire system of prosecution has been crafted to ensure adequate > protection for the suspect from wrongfull treatment. Why would foreign > suspects be treated differently from American suspects and all of a > sudden no longer require this protection? Why would it be necessary to > have the right to hold them indefinitely without a trial? Either you > have something you can convict him or he is innocent. > This legislation touches on the very fundamental issue that somebody is > innocent until proven guilty in a fair trial. > > I think that improving efficiency in certain law enforcement agencies > would be much better than this act. > > Jochem > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
