[oceanview]

we didn't "ditch" anything, we have exceptions when conditions warrant it under extraordinary circumstances. I see no evidence that the enemy combatant designation has been misused - hell, its hardly been used at all.

[ndt]

"we didn't "ditch" anything, we have exceptions when conditions warrant it under extraordinary circumstances."

There are no exceptions to the Constitution except those provided BY the Constitution.

"I see no evidence that the enemy combatant designation has been misused - hell, its hardly been used at all."

The last question was related to nuclear bombs, not this case. The nuclear threat will never go away, so anything we do to minimize the danger will always be with us.

[NJ_gent]

"I see no evidence that the enemy combatant designation has been misused - hell, its hardly been used at all."

Unless you're privvy to highly classified information, how exactly would you or I even know how often the enemy combatant designation has been used, let along misused?