In the particular case of the article I originally posted, followed by the article Owain posted, they contradict each other because the latter was designed to do only that. It's common to see this in political arguments, especially when one sides argument is about as deep is "It's not this way, well, uhh, because, it doesn't matter, they told us it was better for us this way..."

This isn't about how liberal some people are. This isn't about how conservative some people are. This is about the fact that the definition of 'freedom' here in the United States is being carved away at piece by piece. If you do your homework on the Military Commission Act you'll find that it's wishy-washy when noting who may or may not be deemed an "enemy combatant" and subject to treatment according to the Military Commission Act. While supporters of the Act will state that the changes made from earlier versions of the Act use the word 'alien' to specify who is covered under the Act, it's still very controversial, seeing as the rest of the act provides the executive branch with the ability to deny lawyers access to "top secret" information concerning the case unless they're 'qualified' to view it. So once you've been deemed an "enemy combatant" and taken into potentially indefinite detention (as made possible by our lovely Act), as long as the government doesn't want you to be heard from again, they just slap your case with a little "Top Secret" stamp and hide you away in a one man cell until they're bored of you, and then they get away with it by saying "oops".

In short, our system of checks and balances is being twisted, manipulated, and dismantled. While you read about what's happening in our country, keep in mind that the Holocaust started with the Jews, and went much, much farther.

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