Sep 27, 2006 14:33
I know some see politics as tiring, pointless, useless, whatever you might say...
I just wanted everyone to know that, at the moment, right now, there is a bill going through Congress. It'll probably pass, unless a filibuster happens.
This bill does many things, some of which I'm sure would help to protect our country, our soldiers, and our way of life.
One thing it does, is to suspend the right of habeus corpus for ANYONE in the United States or outside it, if they are classified as an enemy combatant. You all know what this means, but in case you don't I will spell it out for you.
If you do something the government doesn't like in the future, once this is passed, it would be legal for the government to arrest you, say you are a terrorist, classify you as an enemy combatant, and throw you in a box for the rest of your life.
I don't give a shit if you don't care about politics. BE AWARE OF THIS. Politics may be many things, but believe me, it is also important.