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Originally Posted by KRL
Better be careful what you post. Under the new law the President just signed yesterday, the government can now legally pickup anyone in the US, declare you a national security threat for any unstated reason they choose, interrogate you with harsh physical coercion techniques, take you out of the country and even deny you legal council and the right to defend yourself in court of law.
It's amazing very few people realize the extent to which the US Constitution was just abridged and the core legal principles upon which this country has operated for over 200 years were tossed out the window.
Hopefully the US Supreme Court will declare it unconstitutional and revoke it.
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True... and sad. Your first paragraph reduces the status of a democracy to a police state. The actions of a police state are usually associated with those who pursue a policy of torture (as defined under various treaties, including the Geneva Convention), lack of due legal process and a scenario where leadership make laws to suit each occasion and where these are often oppressive and/or coercive.
Deviating treaties and the constitution of a nation is leading to serious consequences, both domestically and on an international basis.
Only my
- this has little to do with any elected "war on terror" and more to do with a democratic nation being challenged by a minority. Some may define that minority as extremists.