For the record · Sep 29, 01:27 PM by Amberlee
I do not believe that torture should be used on prisoners for any reason. I do not believe in shipping people to secret over-seas facilities for interrogation is acceptable under any circumstance. I do not agree that just because you are a terrorist or an enemy combatant means that hundreds of years of law in my country should be suspended so you have no access to lawyers, no right to a speedy trial, that you can be held indefinitely, or be deprived of the ability to examine all of the evidence against you and face those that accuse you of wrong doing.
I am ashamed of my government for passing laws that make a mockery of our justice system and go against everything that I feel America is truly about. The current President of the United States and the individuals in congress that voted for this abominable legislation do not speak for me. I will continue to shout this message to anyone that will hear it because I am an American citizen that believes in freedom and will not allow myself to be intimidated into silence for disagreeing with the state. I have a responsibility as a member of this democracy to help preserve my rights and the rights of others against those that would sacrifice those rights in the name of fear. Rest assured that I continue to be a squeaky wheel even if it seems to do little good.
