Ad Hominem is the concept best used to describe the lack of response on this board to the current situation.
"Chairboy, you CRAZY!" you might find yourself exclaiming,.
If a Democrat was behind these changes that were leading to the loss of rights, the "annulment" of portions of the constitution, and other nefariousness, this group would be jumping up and down and screaming. But the fact that it's a Republican administration doing it seems to have "blessed" these violations, no matter how egregious they are.
The president has essentially stated that he can classify anyone as an enemy combatent (domestic or foreign) and that constitutional protections no longer apply to that person. There are people being held (even US citizens) by the US who have no contact with legal representation, no access to speedy trial, and are just being sat on. This violates just about everything in the 4th and 6th amendments.
I'm no democrat, so this is hardly a "we're better than you" argument. This is a constitutional problem, and that's the perspective I'm coming to this with.