“Are we to stop prosecuting the WOT? Or are we to bring the prisoners to then continental US — where they might have been subject to the same kind of horseshit SCOTUS decision as came down?”
They’ve conducted military tribunals and subsequent executions of unlawful combatants within the U.S. before. McCain voted for legislation that ensured that these terrorists would be classified as unlawful combatants and subjected to military tribunals.
“McCain voted for legislation that ensured that these terrorists would be classified as unlawful combatants and subjected to military tribunals.”
McCain can vote for what he want, but he is too stupid to figure out the ramifications. There is case law that says any CONUS detainee gets the rights to a writ.