Democracy is defined as the leadership by the people and by the people to demonstrate that under such governance, the leaders use the power given to them by the people to improve the lives of the citizens. The equality and procedural justice while honoring human rights characterize democracy which is represented by the American constitution and foundation. However, the 9/11 terrorist attack led to some illegal imprisonment for people either engaging in terrorism or suspected to threaten the national security. The vow by the government to stop terrorism at all costs led to denying the suspects their rights to a fair and free trial before a criminal court (Wilke, 2005). The issue demonstrates dictatorial techniques but in essence to prove that the government was acting by the constitution and for the benefit of the citizens, the government constructed public enemies. Construction of public enemies is a political justice principle used by democratic nations to demonstrate the suspect or the combat enemies as extremists who are not worth to legal and moral personality. The public enemies are termed as clear and present danger thus use Article 4 and 5 of the Geneva Convention to prosecute the enemies in accordance to the war laws and other laws that will ensure that the threat is eliminated (Wilke, 2005). The 9/11 incident led to the U.S. government employing this strategy that term the terrorists as combat enemies beyond the law similar to Schmittian enemies which demonstrate that no civilian or military rule can solve the issue hence the denial of the legal and moral personalities. The government based on strategic lobbying knows that such acts would be considered dictatorial or abuse of power hence the use of past terrorist attacks to ensure the public supports the political justice strategy as used by former President Bush about Padilla. Bush claimed, “Padilla is a bad guy who is where he needs to be, detained.” (Wilke, 2005). The political role of enhancing security and the memories of the 9/11 attack made the public happy and supported the steps undertaken by such criminals. The strategy is used in business and lobbying groups to gain the policy changes they need by using issues that are inhuman to represent the current policies and enhance changes in the business.
Reference
Wilke, C. (2005). War v. Justice: Terrorism Cases, Enemy Combatants, and Political Justice in U.S. Courts. Politics & Society, 33(4), 637-669. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0032329205280926
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