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In reply to the discussion: "President Barack Obama has signed a death knell for the Bill of Rights." [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Should we wait until that happens in your opinion, or speak up now before it is too late?
Habeas Corpus remains at the pleasure of the POTUS. That is not encouraging especially since we have seen the results of this policy already. All the president has to do is to declare someone an 'enemy combatant' and there is no Habeas Corpus for them. Including American Citizens. In fact they can even get the death penalty without charges and without trial. See Al Awlaki.
Do you not remember these discussions during the Bush years? Did something happen to reverse those laws? No, it did not. So, either those on the left who made such a big issue of this then, were just flailing around because the president was not a democrat, or they were right. Which is it?