Read the article.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/01/AR2006080101334.html
The administration wants special courts where you can't hear the evidence against you, can be tried without being there, aren't guaranteed a speedy trial, and can be detained indefinitely.
Also, the Secretary of Defense can ADD ANY CRIME AT WILL to get you under military jurisdiction, including, "hostile acts" (quite broad, no?)
So a reporter or a person can be picked up, sent to some jail and never be heard from again and if someone reports it, they can legally (if it passes, and it will) be also picked up.
Do you support this? And if you say, "it's to fight terrorism," this is the same language and actions that the Soviets and Saddam used, and we're going to do it now too? What happened to a fair trial? And if we have so much evidence on a person, then why does it have to be secret? For the Republicans, if Clinton did this, you'd be going insane.
2006-08-02
10:30:16
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