Wednesday, February 02, 2005
You Know Civil Liberties are Threatened When...
CNN.com runs headlines like: "Growing threat to UK terror plans - Feb 2, 2005." That's right, defending civil liberties like the right to a trial, or the right not to be detained forever at the whim of some shadowy government committee, etc. is a threat to fighting terrorism. Orwell is spinning in his grave. As Conservative leader Michael Howard said of terrorist suspects, "'their innocence or guilt must be determined by a court of law, not by the Home Secretary.'" Tony Blair's government is attempting to introduce house arrest for suspected terrorists after the British high court ruled that "disappearing" terrorist suspects broke human rights laws. If only the U.S. had such a high court. Imagine that.
CNN.com runs headlines like: "Growing threat to UK terror plans - Feb 2, 2005." That's right, defending civil liberties like the right to a trial, or the right not to be detained forever at the whim of some shadowy government committee, etc. is a threat to fighting terrorism. Orwell is spinning in his grave. As Conservative leader Michael Howard said of terrorist suspects, "'their innocence or guilt must be determined by a court of law, not by the Home Secretary.'" Tony Blair's government is attempting to introduce house arrest for suspected terrorists after the British high court ruled that "disappearing" terrorist suspects broke human rights laws. If only the U.S. had such a high court. Imagine that.