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Obama Is Said to Consider Preventive Detention Plan
The New York Times ^ | May 20, 2009 | SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

Posted on 05/21/2009 3:57:39 PM PDT by B-Chan

Obama told human rights advocates at the White House on Wednesday that he was mulling the need for a “preventive detention” system that would establish a legal basis for the United States to incarcerate terrorism suspects who are deemed a threat to national security but cannot be tried...

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: civilrights; habeascorpus; preventivedetention; terrism
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This is how they'll get me.
1 posted on 05/21/2009 3:57:39 PM PDT by B-Chan
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To: B-Chan

They’re coming for us all.


2 posted on 05/21/2009 3:59:33 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (Whoever coined the term "foolproof" underestimated the ingenuity and determination of fools.)
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To: B-Chan

And this is from the guy who was worried about the rights of people in Gitmo?


3 posted on 05/21/2009 3:59:37 PM PDT by vladimir998 (Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. St. Jerome)
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To: B-Chan
It's too bad. I really enjoyed listening to Limbaugh and watching Fox News from time to time. I wonder if they'll let Rush take his kitty to Gitmo.

Now, I'm going to prepare my things before there's a knock at my door.

4 posted on 05/21/2009 4:01:46 PM PDT by Big_Monkey (Obama Motors - you're going to pay for my cars whether you bought one or not.)
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To: B-Chan
This is how they will get me.

Prolly a lot of us. Specially after posting here on FR. I wonder what Americans of Japanese descent of the early '40's could tell us about "preventive detention."

5 posted on 05/21/2009 4:02:08 PM PDT by RobinOfKingston (Democrats, the party of evil. Republicans, the party of stupid.)
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To: B-Chan

I hope they send us some place warm. Club Gitmo would be perfect... except in hurricane season.


6 posted on 05/21/2009 4:02:35 PM PDT by dajeeps
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To: B-Chan

7 posted on 05/21/2009 4:02:57 PM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: B-Chan

So THATS what he is going to do about the tea party people, returning vets and folks clinging to their guns and religion in America.

The little boy king needs to be impeached.


8 posted on 05/21/2009 4:06:04 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: B-Chan; admin

already posted

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255496/


9 posted on 05/21/2009 4:06:55 PM PDT by struggle ((The struggle continues))
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To: struggle

Link 404’ed.


10 posted on 05/21/2009 4:07:51 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (Israel is built on rock. Arabia is built on sand.)
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To: penelopesire
"The little boy king needs to be impeached."

The only way for that to happen is to get a conservative majority in both houses of congress......don't hold your breath.

11 posted on 05/21/2009 4:07:56 PM PDT by Natural Law
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To: dajeeps

Nah. Barbed wire fence guarded by ACORN lackeys would be better.


12 posted on 05/21/2009 4:09:08 PM PDT by max americana
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To: Natural Law

Not neccessarily. The democrats care more about their own power and office. If Obama has one scandal that ruins his standing..they will turn on him like the cowards that they are.

Mark my word. That ‘scandal’ is coming soon....have no doubt.


13 posted on 05/21/2009 4:15:12 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: penelopesire

I agree. The democrats can’t be too happy about a junior senator sitting in the white house making a huge mess of things. The 90 to 6 vote against him in the senate speaks pretty loudly.


14 posted on 05/21/2009 4:18:58 PM PDT by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: B-Chan
...establish a legal basis for the United States to incarcerate terrorism suspects who are deemed a threat to national security but cannot be tried...

What the hell are they talking about? Aren't American citizens guaranteed a trial?

The terrorist at Gitmo are there because they are neither citizens or conventional soldier.

What's the criteria for finding someone can't be tried?

There's no way this can stand up in any court.

Compared to 'Bam, Biden is discretion personified.

Tried to go to the earlier thread, but the link doesn't work.

15 posted on 05/21/2009 4:19:41 PM PDT by tsomer
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so we did that with the tainers at GITMO and that was bad but we can do that to people on US soil! WTF???


16 posted on 05/21/2009 4:36:06 PM PDT by joesjane (The strength of the pack is the wolf - Rudyard Kipling)
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To: penelopesire
The democrats care more about their own power and office."

Exactly, and one of the ways they maintain that is unity. Name one time the Dems have ever turned on one of their own.

17 posted on 05/21/2009 4:36:30 PM PDT by Natural Law
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To: B-Chan

Zero the Nero sure likes those words allot.... Mulling Over


18 posted on 05/21/2009 4:47:22 PM PDT by Global2010 (Catholics Come HomeAddress:http://www.catholicscomehome.org/about-us.phtml)
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To: B-Chan

If he tries to put something like this through and in any way left the door open for U.S. citizens to be detained under this and the shooting war will begin.

What they forget is the Constitution not only protects people from government, it also protects the Government from the people in that as long as we have the rights given by our creator, we will not revolt. If the government takes those “creator” rights away, man is free - no required - to fight as if in mortal danger.

As I’m happy being a lover of my three children and beautiful wife and not a fighter, i pray that they do not go down this road.


19 posted on 05/21/2009 5:19:45 PM PDT by dannyboy72a (The President of the United States should not be selling me insurance)
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To: B-Chan

Will Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh be the first detainees?


20 posted on 05/21/2009 5:22:47 PM PDT by keepitreal (Obama brings change: an international crisis (terrorism) within 6 months)
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