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| Dem Congressman: 'It's Unamerican' To Oppose U.S. Terror Trials | |
| 2009-11-14 | |
| Rep. Jim "Well, we ain't gonna stand fer it! We're gonna start us a House Un-American Activities Committee!" How exactly is it un-American to demand justice? "It's un-American to hold anyone indefinitely without trial," Moran added. "It's against our principles as a nation."
We don't want them detained indefinitely. Hanging will do just fine ... Moran, who represents the Congressional district closest to D.C., was among the only members of Congress to advocate President Obama's plan to send prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to the U.S. so the military prison could be shut down. Obama first proposed the idea shortly after being elected and most in Congress rejected the plan, saying that bringing terror suspects to this country would endanger American lives. Today, many politicians raised those same fears. Moran dismissed them. "Right now, they're sitting in Guantanamo gaining sympathy," he said. "The sooner that we prosecute this guy, the sooner we can reduce the anti-American propaganda that surrounds his detention and inflames our enemies." Gaining sympathy from who, exactly ... "Until we do that, it only strengthens the hand of people who recruit new terrorists with the clame claim we aren't true to our principles," he added. Saul Alinsky in action: force us to live up to our own beliefs, while the jihadis can live down to theirs. The terrorists do not have the same rights as American citizens. Perhaps a Pub-controlled Congress could make that clear. | |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 In WWII, were these kinds of folks afforded all the amenities that they are signed up for this time around? I think not. Was the US government stupid enough to give up sources and methods in order to prosecute? I think not. Am I wrong? The Constitution is not a suicide pact. I believe our forefathers didn't think we'd be stupid enough to take it this far. This is an unusual situation, and needs to be treated as such. They are not American citizens, they are illegal combatants, POWs, spies, etc., and should be treated as such. They are lucky I'm not in charge or the only thing they'd necessary to take care of all these terrorists' needs would be a workbench with a 10" vice. |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-11-14 20:13 |
| #5 Military tribunal shoot have had them shot them long ago. The Donks have to have their circus and it is going to be a circus. The CIA will be crippled if not destroyed. The current regime really don't know what they are doing! Amateur hour. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-11-14 15:23 |
| #4 During WWII an armed combatant found on the battlefield out of uniform could and would be shot. So is Rep. Moron saying that our troops in WWII were "unamerican"? |
| Posted by: DMFD 2009-11-14 14:20 |
| #3 Jim Moran is John Kerry without the rich wives, a pompous sub-intelligent self-promoting asshole. His "unAmerican" is a badge I would wear with honor, as we clearly believe in different Americas. Mine would have him flogged |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-11-14 14:14 |
| #2 Doubt a Pub controlled Congress will fix anything. A CONSERVATIVE controlled Congress however... |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2009-11-14 14:10 |
| #1 "It's un-American to hold anyone indefinitely without trial," Moran added. "It's against our principles as a nation." Didn't stop us doing it to hundreds of thousands of Germans and Italians during a war. If you win the war, they can be dealt with. Most returned, but some, just like the Germans and Japanses, dealt with via tribunals, that met SCOTUS requirements of the time [before the judiciary set out to run everything]. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-11-14 07:17 |