Except that the world does not include the US of A if the latest detainee bill passes in the Senate today. If the government accuses you of being an enemy combatant or of giving material support to our enemies or allies, you're toast even if you're a legal resident here. You can't petition the courts. You'll rot in jail until the war on terror is over (which will happen at the end of the world).
Fear drove the Palmer Raids of WWI which imprisoned 'anarchists'. Fear drove the internment of Japanese-American citizens in WWII. And fear is driving this country's leaders. This current fear is one of not being re-elected, rather than fear that we are not being protected.
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