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In reply to the discussion: Many Gun Owners are Hidden Criminals and that's WHY I Support Gun Control Laws [View all]glacierbay
(2,477 posts)90. But the individual is not told that they are being put on the list
they are not there, nor are they represented to argue their addition. That's not due process. It's all one sided. Is that fair? Not in the America I grew up in.
The right of the accused to face their accuser is one of the sacred principles of our Judicial system, so is the presumption of innocent until proven guilty. Do you think that's happening with this terrorist watch list?
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Many Gun Owners are Hidden Criminals and that's WHY I Support Gun Control Laws [View all]
fightthegoodfightnow
Nov 2012
OP
Pot Smokers Unite. You May Be a Criminal. White Collar Criminals Beware. They are coming for
Tuesday Afternoon
Nov 2012
#3
"Being a hidden criminal is NOT a Crime" and absent an intelligent definition you prove my case. nt
jody
Nov 2012
#42
indeed, it would appear that the Lunatics are, in fact, doing that. Good Luck!
Tuesday Afternoon
Nov 2012
#40
If this thread was really about a need for more effective background checks you could have chosen...
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#72
You cannot compromise the rights of law-abiding people in an attempt to stop criminals.
Atypical Liberal
Nov 2012
#32
You Mean Like Scrutinizing Those on the Terrorist Watch List...before I have to
fightthegoodfightnow
Nov 2012
#35
You trust the terrorist watch list? Do you even know how many Democrats were on it
rDigital
Nov 2012
#49
The Death Penalty though? This a big tent, but not that big. Authoritarian murderers are
rDigital
Nov 2012
#53