National Defense Act rips apart Bill of Rights

Dear Sen. Grassley,

I am writing to express my extreme disappointment in you and your decision to support the National Defense Act. A piece of legislation that rips the Bill of Rights out of the U.S. Constitution.

I have supported you for many years. You, sir, have now lost my support. You appear to have lost sight of what your responsibilities are as a senator of the United States. You have forgotten that your position as a senator is an honor and that you work for us, the people of the great state of Iowa, and for all the people of the United States. You have failed us.

I'd love an honest explanation why you would ever think the idea of detaining American citizens without trial, seizing their assets without due process, eliminating habeas corpus would be a good idea.

Ben Franklin said: “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Essential liberties are our rights guaranteed to us by the Constitution of the United States, and you are throwing them away. I cannot begin to fathom why you would support circumventing the Constitution.

To say that I'm disappointed in you is an absolute understatement. God Bless the United States and those that uphold the Constitution.

Devin L. Juel

Burlington