[ndt]

"because he knows he will lose this at the SCOTUS."

Exactly.

In all likelihood, the designation of enemy combatant being applied to a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil on weak evidence from questionable sources is very likely illegal. This is the question that would be before the SCOTUS. If the Administration thought they were on solid ground here, there would be no reason to back down.

The constitution has served us well, lets not abandon it so quickly.

[oceanview]

actually, this is exactly why Lincoln suspended Habeas during the civil war.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

very likely illegal.

Where to you get that?