Yahoo! News - Justice Dept. Defies Judge on Moussaoui: "The Bush administration on Wednesday defied a federal judge for the second time, refusing to allow terrorism defendant Zacarias Moussaoui to question senior al-Qaida captives in preparation for his criminal trial. "

Friends, this could be you; in jail, without access to a lawyer for years, charged with a capital crime (meaning you could be given the death penalty), and now the "Justice" Department refuses to comply with a court order. This is unconstitutional. It is a gross act of disrespect for the judiciary by the administration. It is the act of a group that thinks it knows best--the very definition of arrogance--and a slight to the judge who in this case applies the laws created by the other branch of government, the Congress.

What is really happening here is the justice dept. / Ashcroft is saying he and only he determines the fate of this man. That is the usurpation of the rule of law. It amounts to a revolution if allowed to stand. And it must not stand. Not if we are all to be protected by our laws rather than slaves to those who think it is their right to interpret them as they see fit, holding themselves as judge jury and executioner.

Remember, this could happen to any one of us.
- posted by geoff @ #