tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post8261218377143715002..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: “For transporting us beyond seas, to be tried for pretended offenses”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-75595724005572438502008-08-12T15:04:00.000-05:002008-08-12T15:04:00.000-05:00I'm waiting now for people to send you comments ab...I'm waiting now for people to send you comments about those prisoners at Gitmo not being citizens and possibly the mention that the Declaration of Independence is not law, and the constitution does not declare such a thing illegal (explicitly).<BR/><BR/>Preemptively, then, I'll point out that the Constitution does not apply to citizens at all; It applies to teh Federal government. It grants them specific, enumerated powers, and the Bill of Rights restricts them from doing certain things. It does not restrict them from doing these things based on citizenship, but restricts them in totality.Robert S. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208771657848284055noreply@blogger.com