Inmates indefinitely held


No matter what the excuse, it's still abuse of government power
Just for a moment, forget the label "sexually dangerous" in this story.

Think about the implications.

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that inmates who have served their sentence may still be detained indefinitely based on the say-so of a government bureaucrat.

No hope of appeal. Once you are labeled, that's it. You have no more freedom.

As we know from other examples when the prisoner is a suspected terrorist, you could vanish and no one would know where to start looking.

Now, here's the kicker.

Who decides what is sexually dangerous? A mother breast feeding in public? A strip joint too close to the public schools? A porn collection on a computer? Owning a replica edition of Leaves of Grass?

And why stop at "sexually dangerous?" I've heard serious talk that "certain people" should be imprisoned for their political beliefs or their religion.

It's time to take your freedom back.

Every single time Congress, the President, or the courts make an exception, they destroy liberty, Oh, they'll use the appropriate incantations of course. "National security." "Too big to fail." "For the Public Interest." "Protect the children."

It still comes down to believing that government has the power to define freedom.

Don't buy into the lie.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Mon - May 17, 2010 at 12:01 PM  Tag


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