Republicans Vote To Abolish America
So now the Bush gang and their lickspittles in Congress have passed the disgusting “Military Commissions Act". This piece of legislation is so vile, so corrupt, so evil in its core that reading its myriad details left me sick to my stomach.
Besides legalizing torture, this bill gives the President the power to arrest anyone, US citizen or not, and hold that person indefinitely, without charge or trial, and without ever having to show cause. The person so detained would have no recourse whatsoever. Should the President or his agents decide to torture that person, there would be no restriction. “Evidence” obtained from such torture would become admissible in court. Some “evidence” could be deemed “Secret” and could not be challenged by the defendant. These are just a few of the shockingly unconstitutional provisions of this new law.
For those of you who only watch FOX News, let me clue you in. This is one of the worst bills ever passed in the entire history of our country. Should we ever regain our freedoms, this day will be considered a low point for the republic. The things that have been swept away by the Republican congress weren’t just legal niceties – they weren’t just nice things we do cause we’re nice and we like to coddle terrorists. Stuff like Habeas Corpus are the very cornerstones of Liberty. Back in the days of the Revolution, there were guys who wanted to arrest people without cause, detain them without trials, and torture people. And guys like Jefferson and Washington and Tom Paine and Franklin had a name for them. They called them Tyrants, and rightly so. They fought a Revolution against them. And when they won, they created a Constitution which enshrined their values and helped to guard against any new Tyrants who might come along. This much should be clear to anyone who paid attention in high school civics class. It’s clear to me, even though I wasn’t paying attention in high school civics.
I had thought even Republicans wouldn’t stoop so low as they have. I had thought that even Republicans might love their country. The proof is now before me. The Republicans Hate America. I’m so angry right now, just to realize that some fucktard could have voted for this and then dared to call himself or herself an American. Well- actually, it looks like 253 fucktards voted for it. Nobody who supported this grotesque bill should have any position of responsibility whatsoever, let alone as a member of Congress. This bill is sick, disgusting, repellent, repugnant, shameful, un-American, and reprehensible.
Or to sum it all up in a word, Republican.
This legislation, if I may call it that; this stain on our great democracy, this spit in the face of freedom, must be repealed or struck down by the courts immediately.