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From: "Rich Gauszka"
No my statement was not overbroad.
Second we have a system of law. If someone is believed guilty then bring
them up before the system for a trial. - period.
"Gary Britt" wrote in message
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>
> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>> How did I state this incorrectly? To quote the court
>>
>
> You Stated:
> So much for the Bushies valued belief that the military can seize
> civilians and imprison them indefinitely ignoring their constitution
> rights
>
> That statement is overbroad and incorrect as a result. Bush can still
> pickup and imprison people like Hamdan and Hamadi and Padilla and Masri.
> This case doesn't affect those situations that have been resolved by the
> Supreme Court and the Military Commissions Act.
>
> After further reading, it appears that this matter is well overstated.
> This guy entered the USA after training in terrorist camps on SEPTEMBER
> 10, 2001. He is alleged to be part of the second wave of Al Qaeda attacks
> that Bush has so far thwarted. Under Bush he was and is entitled to a
> trial before a military tribunal where he can contest his status and have
> an appeal.
>
> Some law professors, who otherwise do not support the President on his
> terrorist surveillance programs and strong article II constitutional
> powers are predicted that this case will be overturned either by an en
> banc review of the full 4th circuit or by the Supreme Court. It appears
> that Bush's position is much stronger than the slanted media writings you
> focus on.
>
> Whether this case is upheld or reversed doesn't really matter to me, but
> the facts as they are coming out seem to strongly support the
> reasonableness of Bush's approach to this guy. He is alleged to be not
> just an enemy combatant but an illegal enemy combatant (one who seeks to
> violate the rules of war by attacking purely civilian targets, etc.) and
> if Military Tribunals are good enough to try our own soldiers who commit
> wrongful acts they are plenty good enough to try such alleged illegal
> enemy combatants.
>
> Gary Britt
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