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Old 05-26-2009, 09:32 PM   #1
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If a man of his conviction does something that appears contrary to his conviction then we should at least acknowledge the possibililty that he would prefer the burden of appearing to go back on his word rather than take the easy way out and explain his reasoning when so doing would make matters even worse.

Obama gets the benefit of the doubt from me on this one.
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Old 05-27-2009, 09:28 AM   #2
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If a man of his conviction does something that appears contrary to his conviction then we should at least acknowledge the possibility that he would prefer the burden of appearing to go back on his word rather than take the easy way out and explain his reasoning when so doing would make matters even worse.
Obama gets the benefit of the doubt from me on this one.
The fact that he is rewriting law to incarcerate "indefinitely" without a trial is troubling. This is potentially worse than the previous administrations decision.
He wants to close Gitmo, so he can abide by his pledge, but at what cost? What other implications of these "new laws" are there? This goes against the original principles of America justice. I'm certainly not a lawyer, but it seems like a new legal precedent is being set.
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