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Submitted by blantelme42 on November 26, 2006
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The Legalization of Torture in America
The United States of America is a very strong country as far as economics and military power goes. Having a strong tie to neighboring and distant countries economically, has kept the United States afloat for so many years. Freedom and equality for all make the United States what it is today. Staying true to the Constitution for the past 220 years has made me proud to be an American in this world full of diversity and war. So other than other factors, the United State’s principals of governing have kept together for so long. But what happens to a person’s spirit when these basic, everyday freedoms are taken away? October 17th 2006, The Military Commissions Act of 2006 was signed to fight the war on terror. This Bill takes away every American’s basic freedoms that we take for granted every day.
According to (whitehouse.gov) the president stated that this Bill is “…one of the most important pieces of legislation in the war on terror.” Some people have argued that it’s hard to understand how being able to torture Americans on U.S. soil is going to help “fight terror.” Granted, citizens will only be “interrogated” if a threat is suspected. Nevertheless, the Constitution was founded to ensure that everyone has an equal and fair trial if accused of a crime. Terrorism is nothing more than a crime to those who believe in this Bill. If suspected of being a terrorist, the Central Intelligence Agency has the authority to do what is necessary for the well being and safety of the United States, to those who are interrogated. What do all the past wars the United States has been in mean if our own freedom is taken away? According to the Constitution, Amendment 5, “No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury.” (http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com) Terrorism could, and does fit under what the Constitution states as an...
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