[Poohbah]

A rapist trespasses on one life, for his own edification, making him a criminal. A terrorists or alien belligerent/spy trespass on many lives, for a general ideal, making him an enemy.

That's nice. And this justifies the argument for detaining Americans of a minority group you dislike because...?

(Cue "Final Jeopardy" music)

How is it that you can't tell the difference?

How is it that you can't tell how the government will (not may, will) cheerfully abuse the power you seek to give it? How is it that you do not dread the prospect of President Hillary Clinton being able to indefinitely detain any American she deems a "terrorist" and an "enemy of the state?"

If Bubba Clinton had taken the tack you argue on April 19th, 1995, we'd both still be in "temporary detention for the duration of the emergency."

[William Terrell]

And this justifies the argument for detaining Americans of a minority group you dislike because...?

It doesn't. You said, "And I asked an equally valid question: How many rapes (and concomitant murders) are you willing to accept before you could think about imprisoning interning all men in concentration detention camps?

I was illustrating the difference in the two classes of offense, if war can be called an "offense".

Governments always abuse power, because people run them and people abuse power. But, either you have a government or you don't, and emergency procedures for emergency situations are one of the legitimate functions of a government.

In the case of Japanese, when it was safe to let 'em, we did.

I don't trust government any more than you do, but we have to do something, because living in large groups has so much benefit.

The Japanese situation was then, and it was handled in non-permanent ways. Now it may be different. This government has reached its senile stage, for the type of government it is.

Soon, there will be tyranny, whether by force or deceit, also the fate of our type of government. Then there will be blood and renewal.

Suck it up.