I am not too sharp, but, wouldn't Fifth Amendment apply ONLY to U.S. citizens, and no one else in the world? I could be wrong, and I am not talking about what is morally right. But, legally, would that include foriegnors under the 5th amendment?
Uhm... You talk about our justice system? The same Justice system that has allowed the Patriot Act? So, as a supporter of our justice system, are you saying you support the Patriot Act and that to question it we must have "Proof". Are the Detainees at Gitmo being held because of the Patriot Act. But, you do have a point. I don't know if anyone held at Gitmo was present during the slaughters. I should have stated "some of those at Gitmo are the same type of people that engineered the slaughter". I assumed my insignificant point would have been realized. Sorry
"These are human beings."
So were about 1 million Rawandans that were brutally slaughtered by the same people detained at Gitmo. Very few people get gussy over that one.
I think the cruel reality of government is to firts serve/protect it's citezenry, then worry about the rights of foreign individuals.
Remember, RICO laws were set up to fight organized crime, but now has been used to attack "pro-life" organizers, Boy Scouts, etc...
I worry more about the long-term use of the Patriot Act (of which 99% of the law I agree with).
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I am not too sharp, but, wouldn't Fifth Amendment apply ONLY to U.S. citizens, and no one else in the world?
I could be wrong, and I am not talking about what is morally right. But, legally, would that include foriegnors under the 5th amendment?
Uhm...
You talk about our justice system? The same Justice system that has allowed the Patriot Act? So, as a supporter of our justice system, are you saying you support the Patriot Act and that to question it we must have "Proof". Are the Detainees at Gitmo being held because of the Patriot Act.
But, you do have a point. I don't know if anyone held at Gitmo was present during the slaughters. I should have stated "some of those at Gitmo are the same type of people that engineered the slaughter".
I assumed my insignificant point would have been realized.
Sorry
"These are human beings." So were about 1 million Rawandans that were brutally slaughtered by the same people detained at Gitmo. Very few people get gussy over that one. I think the cruel reality of government is to firts serve/protect it's citezenry, then worry about the rights of foreign individuals.
Remember, RICO laws were set up to fight organized crime, but now has been used to attack "pro-life" organizers, Boy Scouts, etc... I worry more about the long-term use of the Patriot Act (of which 99% of the law I agree with).