The Furious Spinner

It seems the constitution may not be dead after all. Listen closely. I think it's got a heartbeat. Today a federal judge ordered the Bush administration to either charge Jose Padilla or let him go. He's been held without charge as an "enemy combatant" despite the fact that he's an American citizen for nearly three years. The judge said, "'The president has no power, neither express nor implied, neither constitutional nor statutory, to hold (Padilla) as an enemy combatant.'"

I don't know if Padilla was planning some terrible crime against this nation or not. Neither does the government. That's the point. He should be allowed due process. If they can put him away for years without even allowing him to see a lawyer for most of that time, they could put any of us away, just by saying they "believe" we could be a danger. If they've got evidence against him, they need to charge him. If they don't, they need to let him go. That's the way our system is supposed to work.

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