Bending the Third Rail
Because We Should, We Can, We Do
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Snakes
The administration is simply a bunch of snakes. There's really no other way to put it:
The Bush administration, supported by House allies, has slipped a small but important change into last week's "compromise" bill on terror suspects, the Post reports. The earlier bill, worked out in negotiations with restive Senate Republicans, defined enemy combatants as those who have "engaged in hostilities," but the latest draft legislation expands the definition to include those who have "supported hostilities." The new language could boost the administration's contention that it can designate virtually anyone an enemy combatant; the Post notes it "does not rule out the possibility" that the designation could be applied to a U.S. citizen.
I think I may be out of outrage and am moving into despair regarding finding a patriot who will stop these despots. I certainly haven't seen any Republicans willing to seriously preserve liberty. We can only hope that Democrats are able to run out the clock on this crap.
Written at 8:57 AM by Greyhair.
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