10-21-2008, 09:14 PM | #11 |
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Sorry. No dice. There's absolutely no legitimate way to read what I wrote, then take the phrase I used to describe the administration and extend it to describe Guantanamo. Nice try, though.
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Welcome to Texread, it must be in the Texas waters.
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So fine, clear it up for me: do you agree that post-2002 Gitmo policy was created primarily to give Bush cover for expanding executive power? Specifically, to unlawfully detain US citizens?
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And as an aside, the protection afforded the worst amongst us, ensures that all of us are guaranteed adequate protections. Just for a month, you should live in a realm where civil liberties are dream, not a curse. I don't find it unreasonable to support no erosion of civil liberties, just as I don't desire any erosion of rights to bear arms.
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In the least.
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Do I think Bush began using Gitmo to circumvent existing protocol regarding prisoners of war with the deliberate intention of later using the same tactics against American citizens? No. Do I think his use of Gitmo in this capacity establishes a dangerous precedent? Yes.
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What harm is there in requiring a prosecution to actually use time-honored methods to prove its case?
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The harm was that as the article shows, most wouldn't have been convicted under normal judicial procedures. That's why the administration had to create a new system.
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To your second question: I believe military tribunals were appointed for that purpose, which thing I do not object to.
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