The 4th Amendment in our constitution guarantees that: No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. This being said why is it that we are having such a hard time accepting that The Guantanamo detainees deserve fair trials?
Yes, a heinous crime has been committed on American soil we all remember the tragic day. Where we were, what we were doing, what was going on around us? We sought retribution by invading Afghanistan who had been a training ground for Terrorism and the home of Osama Bin Laden’s terrorist network. As of March 2009 there have been 800 men detained 244 detainees remain in Guantanamo today many of them being innocent. Robert Wilkinson a former Bush Administration official claimed, “It did not matter if a detainee were innocent. Indeed, because he lived in Afghanistan and was captured on or near the battle area, he must know something of importance,” He later adds that Rumsfeld and Cheney knew of the misconduct, “to have admitted this reality would have been a black mark on their leadership.”
How much longer do the innocent have to wait? Many have not seen their families in six years. We need to conduct Fair trials and admirably charge life to those who have plotted against the United States. Supposing that the terrorists do hate our freedoms nothing would strike a bigger blow to them than to put them through our judicial system’s practices. If we are going to remain the model of freedom for the rest of the Globe it is time we practice what we preach and do what is morally right by returning Habeas Corpus along with Due Process of law back to the people not only of this country but to those around the World! In the words of Voltaire, “It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.”
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Additional Sources:
- Ex-Bush Official: Many Gitmo Detainee’s Innocent: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/19/MNFH16JM02.DTL#ixzz0XBSmyJNj
- Fourth Amendment of the Constitution
- Politicians Rip decision on Terrorism Trials: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/13/mohammed.critics/index.html
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