I don't know how many of you listen to Rush Limbaugh on a regular basis, but he made a great point today. You can't bestow constitutional rights on someone without giving them the presumption of innocence.
Of course the administration is trying to have it both ways. Satisfy the left-wing base by trying them in civilian court (and somehow try to blame it on Bush, naturally) while trying to act tough. Regarding acting tough, the administration keeps saying that Khalid Sheik Mohammed will get his due and he will be executed. Hell, if they are certain he is guilty and will be executed anyways, then pretty much we are just rubber stamping it, giving a show trial. There is nothing grand about that. The hostile Muslims will not see true justice, only the illusion of it (if they really care about justice in our sense...I doubt they do).
Of course, that brings in all other sorts of questions which we have discussed previously - Miranda rights, evidence illegally obtained, right to jury (all it would take is one crazy leftist who thinks Bush was responsible for the poor fellow turning to terrorism...even though he was a terrorist before Bush...Bush has that kind of power), and so on and so on. Many in the left wing base truly believe Bush created terrorists.
Of course the conclusion is obvious. We cannot project military might (or even deter) when we allow the enemy more benefits than we allow our own soldiers. We can't have an effective fighting force when our soldiers are just as concerned about being punished for normal wartime activites as they are about being killed by the enemy. And literally, we cannot defend ourselves that way.
Is that the goal? One would hope not.
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To have a trial is ridicules. It is a waste of time and tax payer money and besides what will it prove if he is already guilty? If he is guilty put him away for life. Extremist don't care about democracy or equal rights. Ask them how fairly treated their captives are when their heads are looped off. You can not expect them to sympathize with our system when all they know is terror. Also, the death penalty is wrong. Do we want another martyr celebrated each year? This man needs to be put away for life if he is guilty. To have a trial is politics as usual for our government and right now our government needs leadership not smoke and mirrors.
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