Rights? Who needs 'em!

The wife sent me this link to Molly Ivins' piece on the death of habeas corpus. It ties in nicely with today's post from The Rude Pundit, who asks the musical questions "Do you trust George Bush to decide what torture is?" and "Do you want George Bush to be able to imprison anyone he wants for as long as he wants?"

Frankly, the first five words of the first question are more than enough.

How is it possible that these things are even under consideration?