[CLUE-Talk] Anyone heard about this? Free Mike Hawash

[Jeffery Cann]

On Thursday 07 August 2003 15:06, Alex Young wrote:
> Well, as much as this is likely the case, I am still horrified at the way
> Mike was held for 5 weeks as a "Material Witness". He was pretty clearly
> not ever considered a material witness.    That was just a sneaky way
> around the Fifth Amendment.
>
> There are plenty of other people being held this way right now, some have
> been held as long as 15 months without charges being brought against them.
>
> I can't understand why we are tolerating this from our government.  The
> Constitution is being treated like a dirty rag in the name of
> protectionism.
>
> Anyone who is tempted to ignore the violation of our basic liberties to
> feel safe should really go rent "The Siege" and reconsider that thought
>
> Some of the people the government detains this way are a threat.   Many
> aren’t.     The biggest threat however is that we will give away our
> freedoms to feel safe.    That sense of safety makes everyone live in fear
> however.    Fear of the state and fear of one another.

Well said, Alex.

Jeff

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