The United States: A Dictatorship. Are you ready?
The recently passed Military Commissions Act of 2006 gives George Bush the right to name anyone an enemy combatant. If you remember right, an enemy combatant is just the name that gave to war criminals in the war against terror because we didn't want to have to give the the same rights that war criminals have. So the US cheated and gave them new names. That way we could do whatever we wanted to with them. And the best part for the George Bush crew is that no one could say it was wrong or against the law because no one had ever heard of the term enemy combatant before.
Thats not all that the Military Commissions Act of 2006 does. It also legalizes torture. Thats right. The United States only has two specific limitations to torturing it's so called "detainees." They may not "murder" or "rape" their detainees. Other than that, it seems as if anything else is on the table.
Ever heard of habeas corpus? There is no real brief way for me to explain it other than it's your right to ask the government why you are in jail. It has been around for 800 years. Now with this bill it has been destroyed. If George Bush names you an enemy combatant and takes you away to Cuba or some other secrete prison your toast. They don't have to charge you with anything. They don't need to tell you why your there. They don't need to show you any evidence against you. They simply don't have to do anything. George Bush can now have anyone he wants put away for as long as he wants.
Watch your back. I'll be watching mine. 1 9 8 4 ?
Thats not all that the Military Commissions Act of 2006 does. It also legalizes torture. Thats right. The United States only has two specific limitations to torturing it's so called "detainees." They may not "murder" or "rape" their detainees. Other than that, it seems as if anything else is on the table.
Ever heard of habeas corpus? There is no real brief way for me to explain it other than it's your right to ask the government why you are in jail. It has been around for 800 years. Now with this bill it has been destroyed. If George Bush names you an enemy combatant and takes you away to Cuba or some other secrete prison your toast. They don't have to charge you with anything. They don't need to tell you why your there. They don't need to show you any evidence against you. They simply don't have to do anything. George Bush can now have anyone he wants put away for as long as he wants.
Watch your back. I'll be watching mine. 1 9 8 4 ?
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