Jay > The bill of rights is about limiting what the government does. > It's not conditional.
Well said. If Kerry had made his stand on that issue, which is a serious criticism of the Bush government, then he might perhaps have commanded more support. Certainly, if I had been eligible to vote, I might have voted for such a position. As it was, the Kerry campaign seemed to focus more on the Iraq war deception by Bush where the issues are a lot less clear to me. It is also worth pointing out that I have heard that a number of individuals held in the base in Cuba may not be combatants at all, but are merely suspected terrorists, placed there by people working with the US security services. Bush has said there is a war on terror. If so, then prisoners of that war ought to be given the benefits of the Geneva Convention. That would be an useful thing to do in the battle for hearts and minds. It is a surprise to me that someone like Lowell, who has struck me as quite rational with regard to issues in general, would not want to support human rights and the Geneva Convention. Regards Tim Babylon 5 - Spider in the Web Senator Voudreau: These are volatile times, Captain. Practicality is more important than principles if lives are to be saved. _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list [email protected] List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
