The Patriot Act started us on the road to loss of our rights, and went so far as to gag anyone who knew about a case, including the lawyer representing you.
The Military Commissions Act of 2006 took it farther. The President and Secretary of Defense can declare anyone - including citizens of the United States - an Unlawful Combatant.
No right to trial, no lawyer, no contact with loved ones, no right to hear the charges, no right to defend yourself, no phone call, nothing. You simply disappear.
Oh - and they can torture you too.
2006-11-07
03:16:16
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notme
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