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Consider what the Bush people have already done. The Post notes that a U.S. citizen is already in "a Navy brig, without the right to communicate with a lawyer or anyone else. U.S. officials have told the courts that they can detain and interrogate him until the executive branch declares an end to the war against terrorism."

Don't hold your breath waiting for that declaration. So your rights have been suspended, too, at the whim of unaccountable officials.

The Bush people surely believe they are protecting the nation. But at what cost, if they kill liberty itself?

Where are the right-wingers who were so afraid of government power under Clinton? Most of them are supporting Bush for fear of looking soft on terrorism. Hypocrites.

Where are the Democrats? Hiding under their beds, it seems. Cowards.

Don't expect the courts to save us, though that's currently our best hope. Ultimately the courts tend to follow the politicians.

So the big question is this: Where are you? If you think this isn't ultimately about your freedom, think again.