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ok so this new bill of bush's... | by unjust | 2006-10-26 08:01:02 |
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You have a link to the bill in question? | by Classic_Jon | 2006-10-26 08:06:00 |
| few citations: |
by unjust |
2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
article on legality of bill
948a. Definitions
`(1) UNLAWFUL ENEMY COMBATANT- (A) The term `unlawful enemy combatant' means-- `(i) a person who has engaged in hostilities or who has purposefully and materially supported hostilities against the United States or its co-belligerents who is not a lawful enemy combatant (including a person who is part of the Taliban, al Qaeda, or associated forces);
section 2, which allows the president ("under the
Constitution of the United States and laws of the United States" ) to "establish military commissions for areas declared to be under martial
law".
sec 950p lists a bunch of offenses that can take *anyone*
out of the civilian criminal justice system, and subject them to "military
commission"
949j, a: "Defense counsel in a military commission under
this chapter shall have a reasonable opportunity to obtain witnesses and
other evidence as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of
Defense." -- rumsfled can decide what material the -defense- can use in a trial, NOT the procesution, the defense is defacto prohibited from using info unless it's ok'd. |
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Why didn't you quote 948c? | by VivianC | 2006-10-26 14:43:10 |
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