Shortly after the "jock-strap bomber" was arrested in Detroit, there has been a steady parade of alarmist conservatives finding fault with the Obama Justice Department for giving the accused his Constitutional rights. Their claim is that foreigners in the United States do not have the same Constitutional rights as Americans and that the Bill of Rights applies only to American citizens.
They are dead wrong. Why do they think the Bush Administration was keeping suspected terrorists in Gitmo? They understood that once the suspects were in the United States, they would be entitled to the protections of the Constitution. If interested in the history, consult Greenwald - Salon.com, 2/1/2010,"Susan Collins spreads central myth about Constitution."
What is extremely disconcerting is that a Senator, Susan Collins, does not understand that Constitutional protections apply to everyone in the US. And it has not been that long ago that Republican leader, John Boehner, confused the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
Perhaps, before someone can assume a seat in Congress, she/he should be required to attend a two-day seminar on the U. S. Constitution and The Amendments. This may assure that they actually read it - at least once!
No comments:
Post a Comment