We can't protect freedom by taking it away
Words on the anti-terror legislation
Death has been caused minimally, by these people the world names "terrorists" in the middle east. There has been one attack on the super power of the world - America. Who could forget 9/11?
But throughout all the aftermath, and media hype, unessary and drastic measures were taken. Our government either panicked, or had ulterior fascist or power related motives, that we will never know. But what we do know, and we do see, are the ridiculous and unprompted actions of the government.
These laws encompass several areas.
Not the least of these laws, states that anyone, minor or adult, may be locked up for 48 hours without being charged. You are only allowed to tell one person that you have been imprisoned under the anti-terror laws. So, if a child is imprisoned, and their father finds out, their mother can't know. If the father does tell the mother where their child has been for the last 48 hours, he can be put into jail for 7 years.
The original length for this sentence was indefinite. People could be held perminately, without even knowing what they had done. Luckily, our constitution managed to stop this law being passed. But doesn't the fact that our government attempted to pass a law that was unconstitutional alarm you? What if they ever managed to get something like that passed? Our governments desperate struggle to breach the constitution.
The arrested and uncharged individuals also are not allowed to have legal representation. Because of course, you wouldn't want to arrest someone and then find out they were actually innocent. You wouldn't want the people you arrested to actually have heard the laws they may, or may not have broken. Not that legal representation will do much good when they don't even know what they did wrong.
What are we gaining from these laws? How is locking someone up for 48 hours without charging them going to stop terrorists attacking the nations of our world? Exactly what is our government trying to do?
We can not afford to compromise the freedom of our nation.
The government can't put itself above terrorist status. It deliberately endangers lives by sending troops to Iraq. It owns lethal explosives. And yet, we voted for it. But it's not too late. Protect freedom by using it. Speak out and make a difference.
Sources:
http://www.users.bigpond.com/tonypitt/id120.htmhttp://www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm
wasted_dawn · Fri Dec 23, 2005 @ 12:30am · 1 Comments