At issue is the government's power to designate and detain "enemy combatants," in particular in the case of "dirty bomb" plot suspect Jose Padilla, the New York-born former gang member who was picked up at a Chicago airport 18 months ago by the FBI and locked in a military brig without access to a lawyer. Civil liberties groups and others contend that Padilla -- as an American citizen arrested in the United States -- is being denied due process of law under the Constitution.
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It turns my stomach that the American people allow this administration to wipe their asses with the Bill of Rights. Even the most heinous criminals have rights when they are US Citizens in the US!!!!
I've already written my Senators and Congressman. I wish other Americans speak up too.
What do you think? Is the nature of the crime relevant? Can Ashcroft pick and choose who has rights and who doesn't?