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Because the Voters are wimps and allow it

the Patriot act is an Abomination of all the Laws Of Freedom and the Founding Fathers would be Turning over in their graves

remember the war of Independance was Only Over taxes No taxes without representation

this is what Lincoln did to get His own way and the Only people who tried to stop him were Imprisoned

No president in our history ever abused his power, trashed the US Constitution, or committed more crimes than Lincoln. He acted like a total Dictator.

He waged a war that cost the lives of 620,000 Americans. Including the murder of 50,000 innocent Southern civilians.

He suspended the writ of habeas corpus without the consent of Congress (as required by the Constitution).

He had duly elected State representatives illegally jailed without charges.

He illegally imprisoned without warrant or trial some 13,000 Northern citizens who opposed his policies

He illegally shut down and confiscated the printing presses of dozens of newspapers that had spoken out against him.

He re-instated and summarily promoted an Army officer who had been court marshaled and cashiered by the US Army for war crimes.

He illegally deported a member of Congress after said congressman criticized his unconstitutional behaviour.

He even had an arrest warrant issued for the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court because said justice refused to back his illegal actions.

Chief Justice Roger B Taney ruled that Lincolns actions were illegal, criminal and unconstitutional.

Lincoln locked up Maryland legislators to prevent them from voting to secede from the Union, that's kidnapping.

He invaded the South without the consent of Congress as required by the Constitution, that's a war crime.

He blockaded Southern ports without a Declaration of war, as required by the Constitution, that's another war crime.

He imprisoned without trial, hundreds of newspaper editors and owners and censored all newspaper and telegraph communication.

He created three new states without the consent of the citizens of those states in order to artificially inflate the Republican Party’s electoral vote.

He ordered Federal troops to interfere with Northern elections to assure his Party's victories.

He confiscated private property, including firearms, in violation of the Second Amendment; and effectively gutted the Tenth and Ninth Amendments as well.

He had his Generals attack US cities full of women and children and burn them to the ground.

so Imprisoning american citizens without being charged or receiving a trial let alone a Fair trial is the American way Because one American has the Power to do it

The key word in your trollish rant is "after". Those trials were held after the surrender of those countries and after the war was over. The "War on Terror" isn't over and those detainees are considered enemy combatants and POW's. If you think that they should be released or tried, feel free to go convince the Taliban and Al Qaeda leadership to surrender and cease hostilities...

As for the Nazi's and Japanese, they didn't "detain" insurgents (also called the "underground","freedom fighters","spies" or "partizan's"). They just lined them up and shot them because they felt that the Geneva Convention only applied to those in Uniform, would you rather the US deal with them the same way?

1) They cannot hold US citizens without a trial. That violates the Due Process clause of the US Constitution. (Hamdi v. Rumsfeld)

2) For others, if they support or commit an act of combat against the US, they can be held as enemy combatants. It's a thing called WAR.

The author of NDAA John McCain will endorse Romney.

Of all the Presidential candidates, which one is against indefinite detainment, torture and assassination of American citizens? Only Ron Paul.

This could not happen in the UNITED STATES but we live in AMERICA!

They shouldn't!

But you know, If millions of lives can be at stake?