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03-14-2003 11:08 PM |
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Originally posted by Sly_RJ
Sweet. Then I guess I have the right to say the Pledge of Allegiance in class. Pray in class. I'm not touching anyone, so it's all good. Hooray!
And which of YOUR rights are being taken away because I'M easily propagandized? There you go making silly judgments again. Tsk tsk. Didn't they teach you in school it's not right to judge others?
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you can pray and say the pledge of allegiance until you run out of breath and faint as far as I'm concerned. you can jump up and down and quote the Koran until you pass out and I'll say 'you go girl!!' but don't make it a law that *I* have to stand there and mouth the words along with you. Making a class stand and pray to the Judeo-christian god is no different to me than making them stand up and pray to Allah, neither should be allowed.
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Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the government's actions has been its attack on the Bill of Rights, the very cornerstone of our American democracy. The War on Terror has seriously compromised the First, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights of citizens and non-citizens alike. From the USA PATRIOT Act's over-broad definition of domestic terrorism, to the FBI's new powers of search and surveillance, to the indefinite detention of both citizens and non-citizens without formal charges, the principles of free speech, due process, and equal protection under the law have been seriously undermined....
The result of all of these actions has been the deliberate, persistent, and unnecssary erosion of the basic rights that protect every citizen and non-citizen in the United States. A free society demands the rule of law. Without it, democracy is meaningless. The government has consistently refused to recognize the protections afforded by the US Constitution and international law, and in doing so, it has failed in its responsibility to maintain a democratic society that is both open to, and accountable to, the people."
if you want to know what the Patriot Act and other recent Justice Dept. initiatives are taking away from us, read up on it.
http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/whatsnew/re...gG&Content=153
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