However, I wanted to point out an observation that specifically applies to Mr. Gingrich - but, in general, is probably applicable to most of the currently elected GOP politicians.
Undoubtedly, you have heard of Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks document dump. You may support his efforts or you may think he is a slimeball. Personally, I think that just because you can release leaked documents does not mean you should. I mean, if he were to gain access to truly newsworthy information that exposes lies and corruption (such as was released regarding the Iraq War), then I think there is a strong argument for releasing such information because the public has the right to know what their government is doing in their name. If what you're doing is essentially the equivalent of releasing private e-mails regarding the personal impressions of individual government bureaucrats - then you're going to lose me.
Anyway, my point is that I recently saw a clip of Mr. Gingrich saying that Mr. Assange was a terrorist and should be treated as an "enemy combatant".
Well, I hate to tell you, Mr. Gingrich, but there is no such thing in the United States Constitution as an "enemy combatant". Our judicial system is covered under Article III of the Constitution and IF Mr. Assange has violated any of the laws of the United States, he is certainly entitled to a day in court as prescribed by the Constitution, no?
And, in fact, it has been documented that your philosphy on judges is:
Impeach judges who don't abide by the Constituion.
No one likes a hypocrite, Newt.
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