…Same as the old banana republic.

In uplifting news it appears the current administration has done away with some of the lies and secrecy and decided to declare all citizens potential enemies of the state. A new bill being proposed would subject citizens suspected of activities deemed hostile to the state could be detained and tried before a military tribunal.

U.S. citizens suspected of terror ties might be detained indefinitely and barred from access to civilian courts under legislation proposed by the Bush administration, say legal experts reviewing an early version of the bill.

According to the draft, the military would be allowed to detain all “enemy combatants” until hostilities cease. The bill defines enemy combatants as anyone “engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners who has committed an act that violates the law of war and this statute.” (Yahoo! News)

Next up, drafting legislation that defines any unpatriotic* thoughts as crimes and an act of open hostility against the state.

*Subject to change without prior notice.