I think those folks screaming about upholding the Constitution have never read it. In some cases, they can’t tell the Declaration of Independence from the Constitution (See John Boehner). That’s the irony here. Or is it the tragedy? I think it’s a little of both.

Thank you for your comments.

Thanks for the Pitts quote. I like his work.

They are being tried for acts against American citizens committed on American soil and therefore are subject to American Rule of Law per Amendment XIV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution.

It amazes me that the same folks that walk around screaming that Obama and the Democrats want to “unravel the constitutional fabric that our country was founded on” are willing to turn a blind eye to this. But hey, the Constitution also prevents things like illegal wire-tapping, torturous interrogation and detaining prisoners without trial so why not.

“On [9/11], we elevated a mob of stateless criminals…to the exalted level of rogue nation. But they were never that, never a threat to our national existence, lacked the forces to take even one square inch of American soil. What they could threaten — and take — was our sense of ourselves as a brave, reasonable and civilized people, inhabiting a nation of laws. They beckoned us into the mud with them, and we leapt.”

Let us be thankful that our nation is large, resilient, and if the Constitution is protected and the laws are followed, we will continue to have a great nation, worth all the sacrifices people make and have made.