This is not America
Court Rules U.S. Can Indefinitely Detain Citizens
Ruling Comes in the Case of 'Enemy Combatant' Jose Padilla
By Jerry Markon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 9, 2005; 12:27 PM
"A federal appeals court ruled today that the president can indefinitely detain a U.S. citizen captured on U.S. soil in the absence of criminal charges, holding that such authority is vital to protect the nation from terrorist attacks."
Holy shit. I can't say that "America never was America to me," because it was, and it has been, despite my cynicism and questioning. Never have I had my faith in that so shaken as I have in these first fledgling years of the 21st century. This is not America.
Ruling Comes in the Case of 'Enemy Combatant' Jose Padilla
By Jerry Markon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 9, 2005; 12:27 PM
"A federal appeals court ruled today that the president can indefinitely detain a U.S. citizen captured on U.S. soil in the absence of criminal charges, holding that such authority is vital to protect the nation from terrorist attacks."
Holy shit. I can't say that "America never was America to me," because it was, and it has been, despite my cynicism and questioning. Never have I had my faith in that so shaken as I have in these first fledgling years of the 21st century. This is not America.
posted by The Stute Fish at 12:31
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