[dead]

I get it. You'll let a single man declare a US citizen an enemy combatant and lock him away forever.

You won't demand that he explicity state the charges. Or the evidence. Or even the suspicions.

And that will somehow make you feel safer.

It's works for you, I guess, but it's not for me and it's not constitutional.

[Republic]

OH hogwash. To debate that would be to waste time.

You bet that during a war against terrorism I believe precautions must be taken that are offensive. To assume that anyone can be fingered is ridiculous. Just as it is ridiculous to avoid true PROFILING at our airports. Do I think Arab people, even if citizens, should be given and extra LOOKSEE at airports? Yes. I do. Do you?

[mrsmith]

Dead, though we plainly differ on the treatment of renegades during war- or "citizen enemy combatants" to use the PC phrase- I am concerned that their Constitutionally guaranteed petition for habeas corpus get a fair hearing.

As Hamdi and Padilla's petitions go through the courts there is a dispute over how much proof the courts can require of the military to back up their designations.
I would support congress passing legislation that addressed that issue- especially for those captured on US soil.