From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Wed Aug 14 2002 - 16:48:46 MDT
Let's see if anyone can excuse this. Personally, I believe that
if this doesn't set off major red flags the people are totally
asleep.
-s.
"Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft's announced desire for camps for U.S.
citizens he deems to be "enemy combatants" has moved him from
merely being a political embarrassment to being a constitutional
menace.
Ashcroft's plan, disclosed last week but little publicized,
would allow him to order the indefinite incarceration of U.S.
citizens and summarily strip them of their constitutional rights
and access to the courts by declaring them enemy combatants.
The proposed camp plan should trigger immediate congressional
hearings and reconsideration of Ashcroft's fitness for this
important office. Whereas Al Qaeda is a threat to the lives of
our citizens, Ashcroft has become a clear
and present threat to our liberties. "
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/article.php?sid=7775
orginal article is here
http://www.latimes.com/la-oe-turley14aug14.story
I haven't been able to find the original Ashcroft utterances yet.
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