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To: Marine_Uncle

no, everything I read about this says its a good compromise. remember, this replaces the habeas appeals the SCOTUS already gave these prisoners. this would allow a simple review of the case against them via at most 2 appeals (DC circuit/SCOTUS), and once the military apparatus trying and sentencing them is deemed to have acted fairly - they belong to the military for carrying out of sentence.


25 posted on 11/15/2005 10:20:09 AM PST by oceanview
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To: oceanview
"this replaces the habeas appeals the SCOTUS already gave these prisoners. this would allow a simple review of the case against them via at most 2 appeals (DC circuit/SCOTUS), and once the military apparatus trying and sentencing them is deemed to have acted fairly - they belong to the military for carrying out of sentence."

And therein lies the problem. The whole issue as I see it, is foreign elements not representing a given nation we are at war with, never had any rights period within the scope of our laws.
This move will tie up our court system with perhaps hundreds of cases, and make at best for a very very messy way of handling prisoners.
And the Islamofacist now can advertise that if their adherants are caught, chances are they will beat the charges given enought time and they will get off scott free to resume their evil doings.
With this change we now will have some damn full liberal judge taking charge of the future of these goons, where they will bend to offering them the same rights as a bonified citizen of the United States. And you know what that means will most likely happen.
Why should they have any rights normally extended to citizens of the country?

27 posted on 11/15/2005 10:40:31 AM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
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