This is how the Bush administration thinks of America. They believe no American has the right to freedom anymore.
U.S. citizens suspected of terror ties might be detained indefinitely and barred from access to civilian courts under legislation proposed by the Bush administration, say legal experts reviewing an early version of the bill.
A 32-page draft measure is intended to authorize the Pentagon’s tribunal system, established shortly after the 2001 terrorist attacks to detain and prosecute detainees captured in the war on terror. The tribunal system was thrown out last month by the Supreme Court.
Administration officials, who declined to comment on the draft, said the proposal was still under discussion and no final decisions had been made.
Senior officials are expected to discuss a final proposal before the Senate Armed Services Committee next Wednesday.
According to the draft, the military would be allowed to detain all “enemy combatants” until hostilities cease. The bill defines enemy combatants as anyone “engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners who has committed an act that violates the law of war and this statute.”
Legal experts said Friday that such language is dangerously broad and could authorize the military to detain indefinitely U.S. citizens who had only tenuous ties to terror networks like al Qaeda.
“That’s the big question … the definition of who can be detained,” said Martin Lederman, a law professor at Georgetown University who posted a copy of the bill to a Web blog.
Scott L. Silliman, a retired Air Force Judge Advocate, said the broad definition of enemy combatants is alarming because a U.S. citizen loosely suspected of terror ties would lose access to a civilian court — and all the rights that come with it. Administration officials have said they want to establish a secret court to try enemy combatants that factor in realities of the battlefield and would protect classified information.
Well then Bush needs to have his ass locked up. Throw in Rummy, Cheney and the rest of these war mongers. They have even admitted they broke the laws of war and are trying to get those rules changed. Too late – they broke them so lock them up. No judge or anything. Take them to Gitmo. They have already said this is a generational war, so under this law they will be put away for life.
This proves that Bush and the rest of these fucking neo-cons absolutely hate America. The fact that they are considering this legislation is a violation of their duties under the Constitution and grounds for impeachment. If we do not get the Democrats in control this fall, then this is what we will become – a full blown dictatorship. This is why this November is the fight of our lives.