I know it's not Wednesday, but outrageous things rarely wait for Wednesday. President Obama has proposed something he calls "preventive detention". In the midst of a stirring speech about the Constitution in front of the Constitution itself, (not coincidentally, I'm sure) the President proposed the outrageously unconstitutional idea of changing the law to indefinitely incarcerate people who can not legally be tried under either the court system or the military courts.
Before you protest that we need to keep the country free from terrorists, consider this: We already have anti-terrorism laws in this country. These would be people who have not done anything to warrant prosecution, otherwise the government would prosecute them.
Also, as I reported on April 15, ironically enough, this is the same administration who has declared the following groups as right wing extremists:
* (Those who go about) rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority. (Report, page 2)
* (Those who) are antagonistic toward the new presidential administration and its perceived stance on a range of issues, including immigration and citizenship... and restrictions on firearms ownership and use. (Report, page 3)
* It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration. (Report, page 2)
This proposal would set the very dangerous precedent of being able to indefinitely detain anyone deemed a "threat". As the above list indicates, what the administration thinks of as a threat, may not necessarily always be someone else.
Watch the video below for an intelligent commentary on the President's speech.
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