Look what rolled out of bed.

First things first: Yes, I've been gone awhile. Things came up. Learn to cope.


Now to business.



The MILITARY COMMISSIONS ACT. Sounds fairly innocent, doesn't it? Nothing too sinister about military commissions. Just a harmless piece of legislature for the armed forces, right?

Wrong.


In effect, it gives the government the right to arrest and detain, for an indefinite amount of time, anyone labeled an enemy combatant. Now bear in mind, the term "enemy combatant" is a rather generalized term, covering a broad span of ground, up to and including unarmed American civilians. On top of that charming little nugget of information, the act also includes clandestine detention facilities, secret evidence(?), and the term "harsh interrogation", a.k.a. torture. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for winning the war, but at what point do we draw the line?

We have allowed our government a great deal of "wartime powers", but the question I put to you is this: regardless of whether we win or lose the War on Terror, will the government relinquish it's newfound powers and allow this nation to return to the state of liberty it once was? Or will the powers that be leave this unnerving bit of writing in place, as a "just in case" kind of a thing? Read up on this bit of legislation, read up on the McCarthy era, and tell me that this isn't a recipe for disaster and ruin.
Make no mistake, there are strange and terrible things a' brewin'.

"They that would give up essential liberties for a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin

Wise man. Wise words. Take them to heart, and take a closer look at the world around you. What you see just might scare the living shit out of you.




Salaam Aleykum, Bitches!