[jwalsh07]

Great, now do you think a military tribunal is constitutional and desirable or is it just the fine print that worries you? I would agree that the section you quoted could be done better but thats not the crux of the matter, is it?

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I believe, as written, it is a gross overstepping of power by the executive branch.

Military tribunals can have their place (though I think they should be reserved for enemy military personnel.) No matter how you slice it though, this order is rotten. It would be rotten under (either) Clinton, George Bush, or George Washington, for that matter.

The model under which the original WTC bombers were prosecuted and convicted, with little media exposure regarding the specificity of the evidence, seemed to work fine.