America RIP

Today George Bush, a small minded incurious man with no understanding of history or law, signed an anti-terrorism bill which effectively eviscerates the Constitution of the Unites States and sets our people off down the road to totalitarianism. The 911 attacks have succeeded beyond the terrorists wildest dreams as our nation and leaders fall prey to paranoia and fear. This day will be remembered in history as the day the United States turned its back on its most cherished principles and succumbed to the easy allure of security at the expense of its civil rights
"The president can now, with the approval of Congress, indefinitely hold people without charge, take away protections against horrific abuse, put people on trial based on hearsay evidence, authorize trials that can sentence people to death based on testimony literally beaten out of witnesses, and slam shut the courthouse door for habeas petitions," said ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero.
"Nothing could be further from the American values we all hold in our hearts than the Military Commissions Act," he said.
The Democrats, who inexplicably failed to filibuster this bill, are also undeserving of support in the coming election. Their willingness to sacrifice the constitution for their own political futures renders them unfit to hold office. Shame on them, and shame on all of us for not doing enough to stop this bill from becoming law.