> On 14 Aug 02, at 15:15, Alan Sondheim wrote:
>
> > Gen. John Ashcroft's announced desire for camps for U.S. citizens he
> > deems to be "enemy combatants" has moved him from merely being a
> > political embarrassment to being a constitutional menace.
>
> Agreed.
>
> > Ashcroft's plan, disclosed last week but little publicized, would
> > allow him to order the indefinite incarceration of U.S. citizens and
> > summarily strip them of their constitutional rights and access to the
> > courts by declaring them enemy combatants.
> >
> America has already done this more than once: first with Native
> Americans on various occasions, most recently with Japanese-
> Americans during WWII.
>
> I understand that history is a patient teacher and will repeat
> itself as often as necessary. But would you spitball-hurling twerps
> who haven't learned the "Camps Are A Bad Idea" lesson PLEASE
> go sit in the hallway now? You're holding up the rest of the class.
>
> Blessings,
> Elizabeth
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