"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Well, apparently you liberals will get your wish. Apparently, the 2nd US
Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that the Patriot Act can't be used
to
detain Jose Padilla as an enemy combatant. When the guy starts talking
to
his accomplices via his attorney, and the dirty nuke attack eventually
*does* takes place, won't you be glad you got what you wished for?

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031218/D7VGT6E00.html

The ironic thing is...those who most strongly oppose the Patriot Act live
in
or near the large cities that are most likely to be targeted by the
terrorists who will be released by today's ruling. Merry Christmas...

Oh yeah...one more thing...


Don't look directly at the light.


So we should let George Bush "nuke" the
Bill of Rights to try and preserve the American way? Sorry, makes no
sense to
me at all.

But, it is nice to know that there was only
*1* (one, as in singular) person in the US
who would ever consider a sick, criminal, terrorist activity like setting
off a
deadly bomb. I guess the whole country was completely safe as long as this
sole, nut case, US citizen was locked up indefinitely without being
charged
with a crime and without access to counsel.

If he is suspected of a crime, let him be charged with a crime and
prosecuted.
If it's a serious crime, he can be kept in jail without bail at the
judge's
option- just like any other criminal suspect.

Meanwhile, there are risks associated with freedom. Some people will use
or
abuse our social freedoms to commit crimes. The solution is not to curtail
the
rights of a free society, but rather to vigorously prosecute
the criminals.

If Jose Padilla is a threat to the United States, I don't care if he never
emerges from prison again....but it has to be done according to the
Constitution.

I don't care if they try him through the usual court system. However, he
needs to be held incommunicado...and his attorney needs to be screened
thoroughly for any potential links to fundamentalist Islam.