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To: TimF who wrote (77004)7/28/2008 11:29:34 PM
From: Cogito  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 543248
 
>>Then there are those who say that our government should be able to detain any person they want to detain, for any length of time, without having to show cause, without being subject to oversight, and without allowing the detainee to even know the evidence against him.

There are, but not very many of them.<<

Tim -

The thing that is so unfortunate is that the people who believe that, or at least something very close to that, are in positions of great power within the Bush Administration and the Justice Department. They include the President himself, as well as former Attorney General Gonzales. Many members of Congress apparently agree, including John McCain.

- Allen