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To: IMRight
found the "military commissions" illegal under both military justice law and the Geneva convention.

Yes ...but they are not covered by the Geneva convention.

18 posted on 06/29/2006 7:15:49 AM PDT by Dog (The founders gave freedom of the press to the people, they didn't give freedom to the press.)
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To: Dog
Yes ...but they are not covered by the Geneva convention.

Of course they are.

32 posted on 06/29/2006 7:17:06 AM PDT by IMRight
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To: Dog
Yes ...but they are not covered by the Geneva convention.

So what happens now?

52 posted on 06/29/2006 7:19:53 AM PDT by Mo1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePb6H-j51xE&search=Democrats)
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To: Dog; IMRight
found the "military commissions" illegal under both military justice law and the Geneva convention.

Yes ...but they are not covered by the Geneva convention.

Correct. This wasn't really a legal ruling by the Supreme Court, it was a political ruling. It was just another skirmish in the ongoing power struggle between the different branches of government.

We have finally reached the point where our government is at war with terrorists, at war with its own citizens, and at war with itself.

80 posted on 06/29/2006 7:22:47 AM PDT by tarheelswamprat
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To: Dog

Uh, the USSC overstepped their authority to rule on the GC or UCMJ.


562 posted on 06/29/2006 9:07:43 AM PDT by Dead Dog
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