Under new bill, Americans can be arrested and taken to Guantánamo Bay
Peter wrote in :
I'm not a lawyer, much less a Constitutional lawyer, but doesn't the 6th
Amendment provide the right to a speedy trial? Also, there may be a
violation of Constitutional habeas corpus protections. I predict legal
challenges if this legislation is enacted.
I'm a biochemist, not a lawyer. The danger of this execrable law is that
someone is going to be police, judge, and executioner all at the same time.
That doesn't seem constitutional. I have no objection to a /real/
terrorist being handed over to the military for safekeeping, but I'd like a
jury of /MY/ peers to help the police and prosecutor in determining whether
that person is a /real/ terrorist, rather than some bloke shooting of his
big mouth to an entrapment agent.
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Best regards
Han
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