How Many?

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg?  Four.  Calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it a leg.
—  Abraham Lincoln
[Congress passed a law (The National Defense Authorization Act), which President Obama signed, that allows the U.S. Government to detain and hold – indefinitely – any American citizen without trial, simply by declaring the citizen a “terrorist”.
I now have a new understanding of Janis Joplin: “Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose…“
Oh, but don’t worry.  We have a promise from the President that his administration will never exercise this authority.  I feel sooooo much better.  Don’t you?  —  KMAB]
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