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Sun May-24-09 10:18 PM
Response to Reply #58 |
| 59. Not YOURS, that's for sure. |
| -President Obama’s Orwellian New Category of “Prolonged Detention” |
Elliot D. Cohen |
May-24-09 12:28 AM |
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Well said |
tan guera |
May-24-09 01:06 AM |
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Mr Cohen is surely a candidate " for the bus" with this intelligent article!! eom |
flyarm |
May-24-09 01:29 AM |
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I don't understand |
elleng |
May-24-09 01:33 AM |
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Ås I understand it, |
tan guera |
May-24-09 01:50 AM |
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It may not be MAY |
creeksneakers2 |
May-24-09 07:39 AM |
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I wouldn't want to be dealt the hand that Obama received |
C Stellar |
May-24-09 04:55 PM |
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Yes, |
elleng |
May-24-09 08:50 PM |
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If Obama has solid evidence |
tan guera |
May-25-09 04:36 PM |
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yes, it is a very real slippery slope, one that I do not think the US should |
snowdays |
May-24-09 07:54 AM |
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What happens down the road when [govt] decides that Keith or Rachel are threatening...? |
Papa Boule |
May-24-09 10:26 AM |
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Hi, Papa Boule |
tan guera |
May-25-09 04:26 PM |
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It is NOT a "slippery slope". |
bvar22 |
May-24-09 10:55 AM |
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me too |
Aragorn |
May-24-09 04:10 PM |
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Does Anyone |
debunkthelies |
May-24-09 05:09 PM |
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I can't believe it, either. Bravo to you, bvar22. |
pleah |
May-24-09 07:11 PM |
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You're right |
tan guera |
May-25-09 04:38 PM |
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Who else do you trust with that kind of power? |
Luminous Animal |
May-24-09 01:55 AM |
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If you are an attorney... |
frog92969 |
May-24-09 01:56 AM |
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And the President knows that, |
elleng |
May-24-09 02:13 AM |
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Some of these people probably are dangerous |
frog92969 |
May-24-09 02:33 AM |
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I listened again to Prez O's speech, |
elleng |
May-24-09 12:01 PM |
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Too dangerous to go free? |
tan guera |
May-24-09 02:34 AM |
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Yes, too dangerous to go 'free.' |
elleng |
May-24-09 08:15 AM |
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Your lack of a defense helps demostrate that "prolonged detention" is indefensible, so thanks. nt |
glitch |
May-24-09 09:09 AM |
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??? |
elleng |
May-24-09 09:18 AM |
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dupe |
elleng |
May-24-09 02:13 AM |
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Good respons.. Also Gitmo has somekinda huge bureacracy behind it |
truedelphi |
May-24-09 09:34 PM |
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If that's a clue... |
frog92969 |
May-25-09 02:49 AM |
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Any President can say there are people that are |
billyoc |
May-24-09 03:45 AM |
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Thats true, |
elleng |
May-24-09 03:58 AM |
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it's wrong. no matter who isthe president. and in place, how can anyone guarantee |
ejpoeta |
May-24-09 07:57 AM |
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But the future prez just has to say "O, what was HE, something special?" |
billyoc |
May-24-09 11:43 AM |
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But billy, what do we do about these "highly inflammatory" people? |
readmoreoften |
May-24-09 05:41 AM |
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And why is it such a problem for people like you to understand |
skepticscott |
May-24-09 06:00 PM |
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Did you listen to his speech? |
elleng |
May-24-09 08:48 PM |
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What quandary? |
skepticscott |
May-24-09 09:06 PM |
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Quandary - Legally addressing problems presented by |
elleng |
May-24-09 09:29 PM |
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Who exactly is this WE? |
skepticscott |
May-24-09 10:13 PM |
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It's hard |
november3rd |
May-24-09 07:54 PM |
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Listen to his National Security speech. |
elleng |
May-24-09 08:41 PM |
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good grief |
skepticscott |
May-24-09 10:14 PM |
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Not YOURS, that's for sure. |
elleng |
May-24-09 10:18 PM |
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For me, its the context of recent events. |
napoleon_in_rags |
May-24-09 11:48 PM |
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Preemptive Crime |
Necon-Be-Gone |
May-24-09 02:04 AM |
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an excellent movie |
Aragorn |
May-24-09 04:13 PM |
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While I agree with the philosophical objection, nothing definite has been proposed yet, and |
struggle4progress |
May-24-09 03:55 AM |
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Philosophical objections are perfectly reasonable to complain about. |
readmoreoften |
May-24-09 05:43 AM |
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I think we all understand the abstract issues here. I'm not sure everyone understands what |
struggle4progress |
May-24-09 06:18 AM |
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Yes, it's a gigantic political mess |
Time for change |
May-24-09 10:08 AM |
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The only instances in which habeas corpus can be suspended are "in cases of rebellion or invasion". |
MilesColtrane |
May-24-09 09:42 AM |
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If someone has not committed a crime, that person should be released |
ixion |
May-24-09 06:00 AM |
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just settin us up for when things go south for real |
natrat |
May-24-09 07:35 AM |
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it's just sad. the thing is, that as a costitutional law professor and a man who |
ejpoeta |
May-24-09 07:55 AM |
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KandR. Thank you. n/t |
Dystopian |
May-24-09 08:38 AM |
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"Prolonged detention" - in the "Land of the Free" - something is not computing here . . . |
ConcernedCanuk |
May-24-09 08:44 AM |
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If you haven't got habaeus corpus, you got nothing at all. |
bemildred |
May-24-09 08:52 AM |
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I suspesct that amongst these "unprosecutables" are some who could implicate... |
TheMadMonk |
May-24-09 08:53 AM |
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I think that's it, they know too much, hence can never be allowed to speak in court. nt |
bemildred |
May-24-09 08:55 AM |
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That's a good, if chilling, read. |
MilesColtrane |
May-24-09 09:24 AM |
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Good article. K & R |
Hoopla Phil |
May-24-09 09:41 AM |
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The main difference between the future crimes of our detainees and past crimes of Bush and Cheney: |
Time for change |
May-24-09 10:15 AM |
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I read this last night on Buzzflash and was impressed with its cogent |
MasonJar |
May-24-09 01:58 PM |
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It is not at all Orwellian. |
zeemike |
May-24-09 05:58 PM |
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Peventive Detention |
Necon-Be-Gone |
May-24-09 06:32 PM |
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K&R |
pleah |
May-24-09 07:13 PM |
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The correct term is gulag. |
mbperrin |
May-25-09 12:33 AM |
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Kicked. |
rcrush |
May-29-09 01:59 PM |
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're-branding' for the american masses--it always works |
katty |
May-29-09 02:54 PM |
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