On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:40:38 -0400, J. Clarke wrote:

> On 3/14/2010 7:19 AM, Damaeus wrote:
>> Reading from news:rec.food.cooking,
>> Terry Pulliam > posted:
>>
>>> "Land of the free." Feh! Nanny State from sea to shining sea, AFICS.
>>>
>>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>>
>> Yeah, but we have to be careful of HOW we critizice or we'll be labeled
>> terrorists and waterboarded.
>
> Only if you aren't a citizen.

bullshit. jose padilla is a u.s. citizen, but he got the full treatment:

<http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN10183324>

....and according to current law, the president can declare *anyone* an
'enemy combatant' and hold them without bringing charges and doing god
knows what to them.

in any case, the citizen/non-citizen crap is a red herring. constitutional
rights are guaranteed to 'persons' in the u.s., not 'citizens.' the
constitution mentions 'citizens' only when talking about voting.

but i wouldn't expect a yo-yo like you to know that.

blake