Ian: Hi Constitution! How do you feel about this amendment?
Constitution: No sir! I don't like it!
Constitution: No sir! I don't like it!
Upon hearing that the US Senate has approved a defense appropriations amendment authorizing the military to detain American citizens indefinitely, a concerned United States Constitution leaped into the national debate on the issue, stating in no uncertain terms that this amendment is illegal:
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.I asked a friend and fellow White House arrestee, Scott Wooledge, how he felt about the matter.
"Scott, does it give you second thoughts about handcuffing yourself to something?"
"If by second thoughts you mean considering doing it a second time, definitely."
Hmmm. Scott and Ian no likey.
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