Incrementalism: Just a little snipping away of your rights until you're left with none.
Could someone consider you to be a terrorist?
Do you pose a threat to the current government?
Now that both sides of the isle are beating the war drum, who gives a damn about civil rights these days?
Obama Said to Be Open to New Miranda LookWASHINGTON — David Axelrod, the top White House political adviser, said Monday that President Obama was amenable to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.’s call for a new law allowing interrogators to question terrorism suspects for lengthy periods without informing them of their rights.
In an interview on CNN, Mr. Axelrod said Mr. Obama was “open to looking at” changing the Miranda rule, which generally bans prosecutors from using as evidence statements made by suspects in custody before they have been warned that they have a right to remain silent and to consult a lawyer. “There may be some things that have to be done,” Mr. Axelrod said. “Certainly we’re willing to talk to Congress about that. But they would be in the area of adjustments, not a wholesale revision.”
Columbus Townhall > Forum > Politics > National > Civil Rights / Bill of Rights (Moderators: Peter, Old Major, MarathonMan, CTH Public Relations)
Topic: 1st Amendment Watch
