Due Process Don't

When situations never change
Tomorrow looks unsure
Don't leave your destiny to chance
What are you waiting for
--Swing Out Sister

The Judge recounts the story of a Yemeni cleric who has been incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay since 2004 without criminal charges. This is an obvious violation of the Fifth Amendment.

Courts have repeatedly denied his appeals. 

Last week the DOJ refused to stand up for this man's constitutional rights. They are extra motivated not to do so, of course. 

If the DOJ argues that this Yemeni cleric has the right to due process, then so do the dozens of American citizens being unjustly held in connection with the DC uprising in January. And so do the tens of millions of Americans that government seeks to forcibly confine during public health lockdowns.

Acknowledging the right to due process for one person opens the doors for all who have had their liberty compromised by government force.