Attorney General

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/24/washington/24mukasey.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=todayspaper

This is an article from the NY Times about Bush's third attorney general nominee. Judge Michael B. Mukasey ordered an indefinate detention of Arab Americans after the 9/11 attack as material witnesses. The article tells of Osama Awadallah a college student in California, with no criminal backgroud, and how he was detained and allegedly beaten after 9/11. Osama told his lawyer about his treatment in a federal Manhattan detention center and the lawyer told Judge Michael B. Mukasey who responded non-chalantly, saying "He looks fine to me."

The article goes on to explain that Judge Michael B. Mukasey and the Justice Department violated the 1984 material witness law, by holding terrorist suspects indefinately without accusing them of a crime, and denying them access to public defenders. The material witness law was written and intended for use in criminal cases to prevent witness from fleeing the country before they could testify.

I think it's important for people to read this article, because it shows the flaws in the systems. It's completely un-constitutional for a person to be imprisoned and held for months on end because of racial profiling. It shows a flaw in our judicial system, and i find it hard to believe that Bush would appoint a former judge who so obviously had no problem violating the liberties of many people to be his Attorney General.