indefinite detention is wrong

[devaretha]

Hilzoy over at Obsidian Wings has perfect pitch on evaluating the news that the Obama administration is drafting an executive order granting it the power to authorize indefinite detention:In this country, we have what we call "laws". When you break a law, you can be tried, and, if the government can prove your guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, you

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[fried_pearl]

I agree. Laws are there to protect us from ourselves, because of events like these. I have been disappointed, too. I sure never thought I'd be more liberal than Obama or this congress. Sometimes you have to make the right choice even if it is the hardest, and you have to believe that it is better to be right than to be reelected. I don't get that feeling here. It makes me sad.