Permit me to laugh at David Swanson

[sabrina 1]

248. No, I am not reacting enough considering the seriousness of this issue. All I am doing

which is frankly, shameful of me, is commenting on it. I will do more such as call representatives and search for candidates'If in the next election who have a record of protecting our rights. I will donate to those consistently defending our rights, such as the ACLU rather than political campaigns from now on. That's all I can do right now. Other people throughout history have DIED to defend these rights, so my reaction is mild and completely ineffective by comparison.

FDR has to live throughout history with that stain on his presidency. It will follow him to the end of time. As will Bush's destruction of the Constitution, and now Obama's complicity and lack of courage to honor HIS oath of office also.

FDR unlike Bush, is praised for his accomplishments as he did much good for the people, but never, as your post demonstrates, are all of his great accomplishments mentioned without someone referring to the detention of the Japanese, as they should. If for no other reason than to prevent it from happening again.

I don't know what you mean by 'if that starts happening then I will be worried'. Were not worried when it started happening during the Bush administration? Airc, it was a huge issue for Democrats during the past ten years, ever since it began.

And now we know a vast majority of those detained were innocent which only makes worse.

Or are you only concerned about US Citizens, because I would not relax about that either since we are now claiming the right to do worse than detain them. This administration claims the right and exercised it, to assassinate US citizens.

I don't know when it becomes appropriate to start reacting. For me it was the first day Bush declared that people, human beings, could detained indefinitely without charge by this government. I don't care whether they are US citizens or not. This is basic human rights abuse. And it is devastating that our one hope of ending it has been crushed.