Who will educate Republicans that their President now has the right to throw them in jail without charges?

Question

Do Republicans understand that the President they support without question has instituted a new Amendment that abolishes Habeas Corpus and has propelled the US back to the Dark Ages? When the President today eliminated the right to Terrorists to be charged with a crime, the law included every one of you-- Americans. Obviously, big plans are afoot and if his Republican supporters haven't read a newspaper yet, what can others do to educate the ignorant as quickly as possible?

As Keith Olbermann pointed out tonight, when past Presidents abolished Habeas Corpus, it was to round up normal innocent people. Franklin D. Roosevelt unjustly and indefinitely jailed more than 100,000 Japanese Americans who had committed no crime during WWII.

What each President has in common is they all claim necessity to fight the enemy in time of war. But President John Adams used the Act to jail newspaper editors who opposed him. Woodrow Edison threw 2000 peace activists in jail indefinitely, one who ran for President against Wilson-- from behind bars. Bush used fear of terrorists to gain support for the Act but the terrorist problem escalated 1000 fold under Bush's incompetency.

In the past, American lives and freedoms were unnecessarily ruined and apologies came too late. It's incredible that it happened again.

That any citizen would know the historical outcomes and still support this Amendment is truly criminal; the violations against the people are destined to happen in stages.

Bush was able to sign this law with the same kind of supporters who appear on this board and shut down opposing views and claim violations and blame Democrats and Liberals for everything so that Yahoo erases the voices that rise up here in opposition. But be assured, that those Republicans, too, will be caught up in the Bush net and detained. Like oil in Iraq, valuable property is the target and no one is immune. But by the time Republican supporters realize they've been taken, it will be too late for American democracy and their voices will also be silenced.

Answer 1

If you want to, you can contact www.moveon.org and volunteer to help win back at least part of our three-branch government, the Congress, for candidates that they have identified as those most likely to try to turn back the tide on the Republican administration's march against civil rights and human rights in this country and around the world.

If you're going to do it, it should be ASAP because elections are in the first week of November, just weeks away.

Answer 2

Since 9/11, I have seen this President erode the rights of citizens that were once guaranteed in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The President has not preserved, protected or defended the Constitution of the United States and so one has to come out and accuse him of that until November 7. If the Democrats gain control of Congress maybe they can bring the President up on charges.

Answer 3

My god--maybe it will be up to us libs? No--we try that on a daily basis and it has little or no effect..Sigh

If this law does'nt scare every American--just think of where this type of legislation is heading. I don't really care about the torture part of the program--if we get a "known or suspected terrorist in custody" by all means get some info--but don't take that info and twist it into your own reasonings for a War!!! Declare any foreigner you need to an enemy combatant---just leave us legal American or Americanized citizens out of it! And then they throw the "get out of jail free card" wording in there to boot!!!!
WHERE'S BARRY GOLDWATER WHEN YOU NEED HIM???

Answer 4

Rights of persons must not be violated. Only terrorists should be tried and incarcerated but the law must be used against good citizens.

Answer 5

As long as you have talking heads that continue to brainwash these low IQ repugs, they will continue to be led like sheep. I also think these constitutional matters are way above their heads and they'll never be able to grasp the importance or significance of our bill of rights and the rights of citizens once protected by our constitution. It's useless to try and educate them when they won't take the time to read anything to further themselves intellectually. It's really sad.

Answer 6

now days terrorist have more rights than us citizen. If you drink half glass of beer during dinner and you are stopped by police or highway patrol, you are thrown in jail and you are treated worst than a terrorist who might had killed thousends of people. sadam hussain it's an example.

Answer 7

At least back to the Civl War, when another republican did the same thing

Answer 8

nicely, no. yet see your ingredient. i in my opinion have never seen something like the way teh Ta social gathering is appearing. that may not politics -- a number of those anybody is appearing in simple terms user-friendly craxy.

Answer 9

Sorry you and all those that think this aplys to U.S. citizens are WRONG! It aplys only to terrorist who are caught. But you already knew that you just wanted to spread more hatered now didn't you!

Answer 10

You can't educate Republicans. They are robots with a programmable microchip in their head. I imagine that someone in the GOP will program these microchips and they will be convinced that this measure is a good thing.