Dem Congressman: 'It's Unamerican' To Oppose U.S. Terror Trials

[DearAbby]

Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) has strong words for the Republicans opposing Attorney General Eric Holder's plan to bring five 9/11 suspects to New York City to face trial.

"They see this as an opportunity to demagogue," he said. "They will seize on any opportunity to do that, and that means they'll even take a stand that's un-American."

"It's un-American to hold anyone indefinitely without trial," Moran added. "It's against our principles as a nation."

Moran, who represents the Congressional district closest to D.C., was among the only members of Congress to advocate President Obama's plan to send prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to the U.S. so the military prison could be shut down. Obama first proposed the idea shortly after being elected and most in Congress rejected the plan, saying that bringing terror suspects to this country would endanger American lives.

Today, many politicians raised those same fears. Moran dismissed them.

"Right now, they're sitting in Guantanamo gaining sympathy," he said. "The sooner that we prosecute this guy, the sooner we can reduce the anti-American propaganda that surrounds his detention and inflames our enemies."

"Until we do that, it only strengthens the hand of people who recruit new terrorists with the clame claim we aren't true to our principles," he added.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/dem-congressman-its-unamerican-to-oppose-us-terror-trials.php

[DearAbby]

1. Former AG Mukasey Says Rep. Jim Moran Should Get Psych Help From Nidal Hasan

Q: Congressman Jim Moran of Virginia says anybody that questions KSM coming to New York City for a civilian trial — that they’re un-American. What is your reaction to that?



MUKASEY: I think he’s lost touch with reality. He ought to get professional help, perhaps from Maj. Nidal.

Audio here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6qXi5Ze-TA&feature=player_embedded

[Cha]

2. Right..how many unamerican stances

have they taken just to be the opposite? How many anti-humanitarian stances, how many anti-women stances?

[Vinnie From Indy]

3. It is actually quite shocking to witness so many right wingers oppose the NYC trial

They have spent the last decades insisting that America is exceptional and that our legal system and Constitution are the best in the world. Now when we want to prove that we are country of laws and that our ideals will never be surrendered to our enemies, they savagely attack us for attempting to demonstrating to the world the very things they have endlessly prattled on about over the last decades.

[Bitwit1234]

4. i think it is downright treasonist...as well.

Are they a bunch of cut and runners. Must be they worshiped the number one cut and runner George W. Bush.