[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Donut: Actually Cerek it was one of your esteemed Federal Appeal Court Judges that suggested that the detainess were not being given their constitutional rights. "While noting that the government had a legitimate basis for keeping some information secret, Judge Tatel cited "another compelling public interest," which he defined as "knowing whether the government, in responding to the attacks, is violating the constitutional rights of the hundreds of persons whom it has detained in connection with its terrorism investigation." "Citizens have a compelling interest in ensuring that their government does not, in discharging its duties, abuse one of its most awesome powers, the power to arrest and jail," Judge Tatel wrote in arguing that the government had overextended its use of an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act. Judge Tatel said fuller disclosure concerning the detainees would help the public determine whether people had been detained "mainly because of their religion or ethnicity" and whether the government was "holding them in custody for extended periods without charge or preventing them from seeking or communicating with legal counsel." I don't know if they are - because it's a secret! Shh!

Yes, Donut, one of the three judges suggested that...the other two judges disagreed. That is far from "conclusive proof" that their Constitutional rights are being violated...in fact, it suggests the opposite.