Amendment V:
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Amendment VI:
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
Article III:
Section 1. The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.
Section 2. The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority;--to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls;--to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction;--to controversies to which the United States shall be a party;--to controversies between two or more states;--between a state and citizens of another state;--between citizens of different states;--between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of different states, and between a state, or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects.
In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which a state shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction. In all the other cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions, and under such regulations as the Congress shall make.
The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress may by law have directed.
Section 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture except during the life of the person attainted.
So basically, the law is being manipulated... probably to get the answers out of him and whatever else they are doing in that military brig.. beating what they want out of him? We may never know.
In any event, his constitutional rights are being ignored.
Gunther, you can disagree all you want.. but the analogy works. If you believe "tying the CIA's hands" led to Sept 11th, uhm, you must not have been paying attention the past couple of months.
The information was there, it wasn't in the right place and there were no red flags on this info saying, "hey some toejam just might go down here"... giving the government more authority isn't going any further to prevent attacks... it's just giving them free reign.
After Sept 11th, the world didn't change. The US did, this was the first terrorist attack on US soil. It's been going on for much longer in other parts of the world.
But like I've been saying, you guys can follow the government all you want, hold up the "hurrah hurrah" signs and pat them on their bellybutton for a job well done... but I just ain't buying into it. Rally behind your government, slap a 5x8 flag sticker on your bumper and let the pride in your country flow... I don't care, but I ain't buying into it. Maybe after this is all said and done, we'll see the fruits of this... but right now ain't nothing new happening by us giving the government our rights and not questioning them.
-SW
