To The Reader’s Forum:

So, let’s say any U.S. citizen/non-citizen happens to be accosted on any street, or is taken from their home, by a federal/state/local police officer and is whisked away to any location that is chosen by \”the feds” or whichever “authority\” is involved. Let’s say you are unaware of the location, why the person was whisked away and have no idea if or when the person will return home. Let’s also say the person has no criminal background, yet that person is only said to be part of a “gang” or said to be a “criminal”. Remember, there is no proof – no hearing was held. There is no difference between a “citizen” and any “non-citizen” of the U.S. in the Constitution’s “Bill of Rights”.

Let\’s say the person is your neighbor, your spouse/partner, your child – or even you!

Do you think anyone is entitled to answers to the “where, why or if/when”? Do you think that you, your loved ones, or friends are entitled to what is otherwise known as “due process”? Someone, in some branch of government, may be masked and will definitely be silent – you have no idea who.

Did you know that the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are what’s known as the “Bill of Rights”? The Bill of Rights covers U.S. citizens and “undocumented immigrants” who are entitled to “due process protections under the U.S. Constitution” because all “persons” are guaranteed the same rights within the U.S. regardless of their legal status – by choice or confinement.

That means if you, and your loved ones, don’t want to be protected by the Bill of Rights, then nobody can be protected. Some people don’t want you to know you (all people) are protected. “They” will offer reasons why some people, even you, should be deported, jailed, or simply harassed and do not deserve protection. Do you deserve protection? Of course! So do ALL people who are protected by the U.S. Constitution! The next time you hear of a U.S. citizen or any non-citizen who is in “trouble” ask yourself if they have had a hearing by a judge, after all, judges protect the laws of the U.S. for all of us! If no hearing occurs before a judge, then they/youare entitled to “due process” first! It’s a “bedrock” of the U.S. Constitution we are all entitled to!

Paul L. Demler

Jamestown