tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post113821853908836490..comments2024-02-19T19:53:01.688-08:00Comments on Cathode Tan: Gonzales v. YouJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-1138401357352168602006-01-27T14:35:00.000-08:002006-01-27T14:35:00.000-08:00I'd be more surprised if they're not already doing...I'd be more surprised if they're not already doing just that.Clamatiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388689495044350488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-1138399616086294582006-01-27T14:06:00.000-08:002006-01-27T14:06:00.000-08:00War on concepts, exactly. They really want things...War on concepts, exactly. They really want things both ways, that's for sure. They want all the "war powers" attributed to normal war time, but they also want to remind us that this is "Post 9/11" and the rules have changed.<BR/><BR/>So, if they want to declare an enemy combatant ... they will ... even though that term doesn't have nearly the same meaning as it does with a traditional battlefield. So when you keep the original concept but change it's surroundings, now anyone can be an enemy combatant.<BR/><BR/>How soon do we go from spying on terrorists because they're "against America" to spying on political enemies because they're "against the government"? <BR/><BR/>With these people, not damn long I'd guess.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-1138398617725326392006-01-27T13:50:00.000-08:002006-01-27T13:50:00.000-08:00The whole "War On Terror" == "War" just kills me. ...The whole "War On Terror" == "War" just kills me. Should the government have effectively unlimited wartime powers for the "War On Drugs" too?<BR/><BR/>Seems to me that waging war on concepts, rather than actual concrete enemies, is an easy way for a government to scare your populace into doing what you want more-or-less indefinitely - and that's exactly what is happening.<BR/><BR/>Oh, "all necessary force" covers it? How about internment camps (Guantanamo) and imprisonment without trial (Padilla)? Still sounding good? Gas chambers are up next, I guess. I'd think I was being hysterical if they weren't already doing so much stuff that seems totally crazy.Clamatiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388689495044350488noreply@blogger.com