Obama`s Law Quietly Passed: In Jail Forever?. Rachel Maddow breaks down his speech--Basically, a suspected terrorists can be indefinitely detained without a trial.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 2:30:39 PM
Drat everything....we are doomed. I can't wait for the bloody revolution - I am sooooo there.
"Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all." "Any institution which does not suppose the people good, and the magistrate corruptible, is evil." - Maximilien Robespierre
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 7:33:52 AM
I'd like to hear what 5cats thinks of the Patriot Act, since it was his bff Dubya that helped push that one through. Or would he merely say something about how many democrats voted for it? As if anyone could vote against anything labeled anti-terrorist at that time.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 4:42:34 AM
@topgun: Unfortunately, you're mistaken. The law DOES apply to U.S. citizens and it DOES apply to U.S. soil. The best coverage I`ve seen to date was in yesterday`s Guardian (UK) article, which you can read here.