Thursday, January 06, 2005

Our Shame in Guantanamo Bay

"The power of the executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgment of his peers, is in the highest degree odious, and the foundation of all totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist." - Winston Churchill

And this is exactly what Mr. Bush and his administration is proposing to do at GITMO! (Actually, they have been doing it all along, but now they proposed these people should be locked up for the rest of their lives, without charges and without a trial.)

This is a clear sign of the abandonment of the rule of law, it also underlines Mr. Bush's weakness. If they were truly catching the "bad guys" then they could bring them to court and find them guilty. Instead, there will be no charges and no trial. It is highly immoral.

Another item:
Ever wonder just how good our Dept of Homeland Security could possibly be if they cannot even vet Mr. Kerik properly for the position of DIRECTOR? I have a picture of Bush and Kerik shaking hands, with a sign saying "Safer America" in the background. No, folks, they don't know what they are doing, and that lack of knowledge is not keeping us safe. And will not keep us safe in the future.

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