Day: November 19, 2009

And The Constitution Says—-

Daily Agitator

The right has been standing on the Constitution for decades especially where guns and abortion are concerned….they have used it to fight health reform….or to question the birth of a president….but these people,  and I use the term loosely…..only use the Constitution when it is for their case against an issue…otherwise they could care less about the document…..

For instance, the 2nd amendment freaks that are so concerned with gun ownership…anything that remotely sounds like gun control and the yells go out that the Constitution is being violated by those in favor of the control…..

Next, we come to the “tenthers”, those on the Right that use the 10th amendment to oppose anything from health care to ….well pick a topic…..the Constitution is the first thing that they point to and use it for all it is worth…

And then we have those MORONS that use the Constitution, Article 2, section 1, to oppose a duly elected president as Not being a natural born citizen….

All in all…the Right has used the document so many times that it loses some of its effect in any argument….

With all that said…you are wondering just what I am getting to as a conclusion to my bitch, right?

It all boils down to the moving and trials of the suspected “terrorists” in New York City.  There are many that are pissing and moaning about the move and the trials…most notably, America’s mayor, Guiliani.

“What the Obama administration is telling us loud and clear is that both in substance and reality, the War on Terror from their point of view is over,” Giuliani said. “(Mohammad) should be tried in a military tribunal. He is a war criminal. This is an act of war.”

His statement is nothing but a political game….he just wants his face kept in front of the cameras….this type of game playing should be a crime……no matter who plays it!

Just about everybody has an opinion on this story….mostly it is in opposition of these people standing trial in the US.  Most notable is FOX News, whose “news” people are jumping up and down in opposition….some even look like they are having a stroke….but there is a precedent for these trials!

REALLY!  I bet you are on the edge of your chairs to see what that precedent will be, right?

I am looking at this as a pure legal matter…we all know what we, individually,  believe about these people….so what is my precedent?

So simple!  The same document that is used to oppose issues…THE CONSTITUTION!

Amendment 6 – Right to Speedy Trial, Confrontation of Witnesses. Ratified 12/15/1791.

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

See!  How tough was that?  A lot simpler than you thought, eh?  If all reps have a pocket copy of the US Constitution, then maybe they should read it…..before they open their mouths.  The scary part for me is that the American people buy into the BS of the Constitutionality of an issue…..why?  They have not read it either.

If you read the amendment….it does not stipulate that it applies to natural born citizens….it says ALL CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS……..if the 2nd amendment should be followed as written, then so should the 6th.

I have said this on numerous posts….if you want to stand on the Constitution, then go all in or all out……either the Constitution applies to every issue or none…..there is no in between…..ALL IN OR ALL OUT!

Another Answer To The Afghan Problem

I get email from people all over the country and this one came from a friend in New Mexico…..once I read it I knew I had to post it because a loyal reader of Info Ink…Quin of Quintessential Havoc (great thoughtful site….go to blogroll to visit) is from the UK and I wanted to hear his opinion on the idea…..since he and I have a difference of opinion on Afghanistan…his thoughts are always appreciated.

My emailer says that this piece is written by Jason Ditz:

The British Army’s new counter-insurgency field manual, the guidelines for the 9,000+ British soldiers fighting in Afghanistan, sets sights on a new strategy to fight the Taliban: overt bribery.

The guide advises British troops to buy off Taliban with “bags of gold” instead of fighting them. The commanders are also advised to negotiate with Taliban leaders, including those with “blood on their hands.” The guide advises that the Taliban pays its employees about $10 a day, a staggering amount compared to what Afghan security forces make. It doesn’t set out exactly how much British forces should bribe them, but says it should be enough that it will dissuade them from working for the Taliban

With Afghanistan one of the most corrupt nations on the planet, bribery is hardly a foreign concept that needs to be imported. Still, British forces are unlikely to have enough gold to throw at the insurgency to make it simply disappear into Afghanistan’s seedy background.

Personally, I think it would be cheaper in money and blood to do it this way….I understanbd that the US Military is doing this on a small scale right now….but it still only protects conveys to and from a certain area….and that it does not stop attacks on positions…just on the conveys….

Is this an answer or just a way to waste money?