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In reply to the discussion: The Civil Rights Plank of the Democratic Party ('Cause some people missed it!!) [View all]
Octafish
(55,745 posts)26. Nothing about holding a hearing to determine if someone's a terrorist.
All there was was one man hearing evidence gathered by a secret government agency.
Nothing, either, about due process of law.
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The Civil Rights Plank of the Democratic Party ('Cause some people missed it!!) [View all]
msanthrope
Sep 2012
OP
What about the civil liberties planks in the '08 platform that aren't in the '12 platform?
MadHound
Sep 2012
#8
Nope--I posted the whole civ lib plank in response 1--what are your specific objections to it??? nt
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#32
What part of "banning torture" do you not understand? What part of "reducing Guantanamo"?
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2012
#50
Still ignoring what Madhound and others point out...Still misdirecting.
woo me with science
Sep 2012
#16
Again--I posted the whole civi lib plank. Tell us all what you find objectionable in it. nt
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#33
You are still not reading Response 1. "Banning torture", Guantanomo, etc. is in the plank in resp 1
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2012
#51
Nobody said there was no "civil rights" plank. Someone posted an article from Mother Jones
Puregonzo1188
Sep 2012
#10
Um..no. In reply 1, I posted the civ lb plank..including the prohibition on toture.
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#15
Be obtuse, I don't care. The Constitution expressly says no President can do that.
Octafish
Sep 2012
#30
Going by the AUMF, you have to be a member of Al Qaeda. Are you a member of al-Qaeda?
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#46
I would have been just fine with Mr. Bush drone striking any member of Al-Qaeda, in accordance with
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#38
Actually--on the say-so of the Congress, too. You forget that the AUMF of 9/18/01
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#40
Gosh. The President has ordered American citizens killed without trial and you make fun?
Octafish
Sep 2012
#21
Again....is that the NSA shooting missles at Americans, or just a stock photo of what you
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#39