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We all have the right under the Declaration of Independence to speak out against what we think is wrong with the government’s actions. I personally believe that the ACLU is wrong about this. This action against Anwar al-Awlaki from our federal government is not a racist attack. The ACLU was designed to make sure government treats the minority equally with everyone else.
Before they captured Anwar al-Awlaki, a lot of people risked their lives to find him with all the evidence against him. This cry from the ACLU has no business with Awlaki. As all Americans we have the right to speak out on anything, but there is a fine line in using that right to speak freely and to simply control government.
Freedom to speak against our governments is one thing. Controlling is not right. That is what ACLU is doing. It seems they want our government to play nice with the ones that attacked us on September 11, 2001. If this is the case, the federal government is not being a vigilante because they captured him. They did not simply pick this individual off the street one day and accused him of terrorist activities.
This article by the New York Times was very professionally written. I am not writing this on the behalf of how they wrote this article in a slanted manner. I am writing this post due to the professionalism of what they wrote. I understood the facts and I realize what the ACLU is doing. I am for protecting the underdog, but their is no underdog to protect. Awlaki is not a cute little puppy dog.
When the federal government were quoted in this article, they spoke proper and professionally. Everyone of them has done their jobs right and carried this terrorist to the final conclusion. What would the ACLU do if Awlaki did go through a trial as they have dictated and still found guilty of all charges? Would they still cry foul? In history’s past, most have.
In time of war, rules are much different. It does not mean that laws do not apply, but how things must be done differently than in garrison life. The ones that attacked us, on September 11, 2001, did not care for our laws and ways of life. I have not known any terrorist, tyrant, or anyone of the sort to love democracy. As stated so clearly, “We learn from history that we learn nothing from history” -- George Bernard Shaw
No human rights groups did write the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States of America. They do not have the right to interpret its meaning. Privately run groups are simply a body of people that have their own agendas. There way of thinking is paramount. The Constitution of the USA give us the right to think any way we choose. When these right groups cross the line it can and usually does violate human liberties.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/us/31suit.html
