Does it trouble anybody that an American citizen can be held without any legal representation whatsoever? As in not getting read his miranda rights?
OK it feels justified in this instance. But this new law could be totally open to abuse in future cases that won't even make your local news.
Feels to me anyway, that all these so-called civilized nations have been chipping away at our basic rights at a scary speed of knots over the last decade or so.
Interesting article on it
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...terrorism.html
In our country for instance, the terrorism act has been abused to fuck with many people getting held for months without charge who've had no connection to terrorism at all. Wouldn't surprise me if you have a similar law that is abused just as much.
Governments are far less accountable for their actions than ever before, and squeeze out even more of our civil liberties every chance they get.
We're not as free as we like to believe we are imo.
Originally Posted by Lord of the Fraud
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