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Seven years ago, who could have imagined debating whether or not our government should hold prisoners without charge, search our private information without a warrant and endorse and authorize the torture of prisoners?  Pitifully, the mindless destruction of the Constitution by the Bush administration has given way to that very debate.  — Anthony Romero, ACLU

I’d argue that the destruction has been anything but mindless — it’s been coldly, cruelly, murderously mindful — but in any case, it needs to stop, and it needs to stop now.  I don’t care if you “vote Republican”.  I don’t care if you voted for Bush.  This is not a simple political party difference.  If you endorse suspension of habeus, unlawful wiretaps, and torture, you are not an American.  This is not a “no true Scotsman” argument; this is a “no Scotsman at all” argument.  This behavior is not, was never, and will never be appropriate for a first-world democracy.  This behavior is criminal, both nationally and internationally.  It was criminal in 1945, when it was done by the Nazis, and the penalty was death.

If you agree with the Bush administration’s “enhanced” methods, you are part of the problem, and more of a problem than any terrorist.  If you do not — and our nation’s future rests on this trust — you need to be part of the solution.  The ACLU has fought these illegalities every step of the way.  And they need your help.  Give now.  Give everything you can.  If you don’t trust the ACLU, give to whomever you think can make the biggest difference.

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:08:54 -0600
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