-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 16 September 2002 9:42 pm, Dennis Myers did speak unto the huddled masses, saying:
> > Anyone who doesn't agree 100% with what George W. Bush says > > or does, is automatically considered a terrorist or terrorist > > sympathiser, and can be detained indefinitely without a shred > > of evidence, legal representation or even visitation rights > > for his next of kin. > > > > Don't Americans know the laws that govern their very lives? > > Wrong, we have a bill of rights. actually he is right. if they say you are a suspected terrorist, you don't have a bill of rights. didn't you notice bush and ashcroft tossed it out? (AP reports) that the military tribunals ordered last year by the President would allow the executive branch sole authority over the imposition of the death penalty and could easily be held in secret. "Counter to assertions by the President and Secretary of Defense, these tribunals appear starkly different from regular courts-martial," said Timothy Edgar, an ACLU Legislative Counsel. "If, in fact, they will allow no appeal to a civilian body independent of the executive branch - putting the lives of defendants solely in the hands of the President - then they will not respect basic American, and international, ideals of fairness and justice." The ACLU's comments were sparked by media reports that Department of Defense regulations, which are expected to be released this week and are necessary to define the scope of the Presidential order authorizing the tribunals, will not allow defendants to appeal their sentences, even death sentences, to an civilian body independent of the executive branch. Also troubling are reports that the tribunals could be classified and held in secret solely at the discretion of Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld or President Bush. - -- 1 if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if by interdimentional teleportation. shane Profile at: http://dmoz.org/profiles/shen.html Proud to be a DMOZ editor since 10-98 Mandrake Users Club Member http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/club/ Registered linux user #101606 @ http://counter.li.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9h1Q4Bwq+ZwvIN/oRAnoaAJ9q5I/Bco8TlALz44JzX5OCLi4KrwCfVxmc zH4Pc0g9YG3Wo3CbqviNqro= =DvtB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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