So the
Constitution no longer applies to all?"
"It should definitely apply to those who live by it. I'm personally not
concerned about those who don't. The terrorists are all part of an insane
religious cult, Mandi. They think it's their right and duty to blow themselves
up in crowds."
He paused to sip, then said, "As I see it, the Constitution is really only
capable of helping civilized people live together in peace. Terrorists aren't
civilized, so we need a different rulebook to deal with them, preferably before
they explode themselves in our shopping malls and schools." Gesturing around the
room, he added, "Or our hotels."
"A lot of people would disagree with you, Ed. Not all Muslims are
terrorists."
"I know that, and I'm not suggesting that they are, but you don't see any
Jewish or Christian or atheist suicide bombers, do you? Only Muslims. The
terrorists are hiding among their own kind, Mandi, and their 'own kind' aren't
being very cooperative about turning them in. That means that some innocent
people will be unnecessarily suspected and investigated because they happen to
know -- or be related to -- the wrong person.
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