this is not funny.
When I was in school, there were two things that I was told made America the best country in the world: we’d never waged a war on anyone aggressively (which was already easily debatable at the time, but still actually debatable and not a transparent lie) and you couldn’t be imprisoned without the due process of arrest, accusation, speedy trial, and conviction.
We were told that this is because the Constitution of the United States is a flexible but inviolable document subject to representative review and judicial interpretation that stemmed from that due process.
So, let’s take count:
- Unjust, unprovoked, and morally bankrupt war? You betcha.
- Lack of due process? Holy shit.
So, this is designed to get terrorists, right? And does it define what a terrorist is, and how we can make sure that we’ve got one when we do?
Well, we’re not allowed to know.
(posted also to Monkey Do, Monkey See.)