Trails of our Nation

In Reply to "Where is the money coming from...":

Your right Bailout and unemployment are words that are getting thrown around a lot lately and that is not what citizens wants to hear. I'm afraid you may be right about the first bailout starting an unseemly trend. The auto industry has been have trouble these past years and the earlier bailout created the perfect opportunity for them to try to get a huge government bailout. I don't think there should be a limit on the number of car dealerships but I do believe that if the start sinking they should ride it out for good or bad.

Unemployment is an unfortunate situation for any person and it's definitely not a word one wants to use to describe themselves. I would say that the government will probably try to bailout those who fall into unemployment just based on what I've seen so far. As for Obama I hope he takes this nation into a new and successful direction however he might not. The challenges he faces are overwhelming and frankly, although I'm sure he will try his hardest,I believe there is no quick fix for our nation.

President's Power to Detain

Does the President have the right to detain a U.S. citizen indefinitely? The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case concerning Ali al-Marri to decide. The thought of a U.S. citizen being detained indefinitely is repulsive. It has always be the right of Americans to have a speedy trail as well as a representative. Are there any circumstances that could legally change that constitutional right? The war on terror has been a confusing one and the politics surrounding it are extremely murky. The President has taken a more assertive role as the executive of this nation but has he taken it too far. Many would say yes. I am undecided. However I do believe the President does not have the right to detain an American citizen for as long as he likes. The founders gave the Executive Branch of the government limited powers for a reason. The President's power as Commander in Chief does include detaining persons of national threat in times of war however the person in question should be charged with a crime and sent to the judicial system. It should not be within the President's power to be judge and jury, which is essentially what is happening in this case. This topic is a sensitive one but I am convinced that the President's power does not include indefinite detention of an American citizen. How can the Presdident have the right to take away our rights as Americans? It is not constitutional for the President to detain a U.S. Citizen without charging them with a crime and trying them for that crime.