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To: A.J.Armitage
And you would be? And am I supposed to be impressed?

Look dude, the U.S. Constitution was drafted to cover 'US Government' and it was mandated for the US Citizens! You know ... government of the people! You seem to think that every dickhead who comes to this country falls under some protective blanket of rights. Well they don't, especially not when they are trying to deprive US Citizens of their inalienable rights .. you know ... life, and etc! When they operate in total contravention to international law, or civil law - they forfeit any rights they have except those which are designated by higher authority. I would submit that you need to go back and study the Founders intent before you pile on the liberal bandwagon.

149 posted on 12/02/2001 11:36:15 AM PST by Colt .45
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To: Colt .45
And you would be? And am I supposed to be impressed?

Some guy known only as "Colt .45" is asking for credentials.

It doesn't matter who I am. It matters what the Constitution says. If it says person, it means person.

Look dude, the U.S. Constitution was drafted to cover 'US Government' and it was mandated for the US Citizens!

You're confused. The fact that it covers the government doesn't mean its restrictions on the government are void when the government does something to a non-citizen.

You seem to think that every dickhead who comes to this country falls under some protective blanket of rights. Well they don't, especially not when they are trying to deprive US Citizens of their inalienable rights .. you know ... life, and etc! When they operate in total contravention to international law, or civil law - they forfeit any rights they have except those which are designated by higher authority.

You're getting at something true, but you mess it up almost beyond recognition. Yes, you should be punished when you violate others' rights (or, to put the same thought in other terms, when you commit fraud or initiate the use of force), i.e., you should lose your life, your liberty, or your property. That doesn't mean you lose your right to a fair trial, for an obvious reason. The whole point of a trial is to find out if you're guilty or not. At the start of the trial, that's not considered to have been established. You know, "innocent until proven guilty"

I would submit that you need to go back and study the Founders intent before you pile on the liberal bandwagon.

Since you obviously don't know very much about the Constitution, you're the one who needs to do some study.

156 posted on 12/02/2001 11:53:55 AM PST by A.J.Armitage
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