To The Stockade with Thee!

Almost lost in the mayhem associated with Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath is the ruling today that came out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. The court determined that U.S. citizens can be detained indefinitely without criminal charges being levied against them.

Is this America??!! Apparently not. Not anymore, that is.

This ruling seems to take us back 250 years to a time when the King could imprison anyone he so desired without the benefit of any individual rights whatsoever. Isn't that what helped to precipitate the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence and the foundation for the U.S. Constitution?

What is going on in this country?!

But to make this egregious attack on the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights even more unnerving, we also learned that the judge who wrote the court's official opinion on this decision is considered to be a leading candidate for the U.S. Supreme Court opening.

I ask again...WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY??!!!