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Originally Posted by MaggieL
Funny, that's the argument the Dems use for gun control. But never mind that...
It's not a random label; it's the definition in the law. But I didn't say the citation (which you didn't supply) had to mention "unlawful alien enemy combatant", only that it had to apply to them.
Were you perhaps thinking of Amendment V?
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So does that mean that in "times of public danger" a US soldier can walk around shooting civilians with impunity? If so, why was Lt. Calley ever charged in the first place for his actions at the Mai Li massacre? The 5th Amendment does not give the military carte blanche to act like Nazi Storm Troopers. It just means that if a soldier kills or wounds an enemy soldier in time of war, he won't stand trial for murder.
By the way, the 6th Amendment begins "In
all criminal prosecutions..." It doesn't say except for prosecutions of unlawful alien combatants. Even the Nazi high command was allowed to stand trial, and they weren't tortured, either.
The US is now, in effect, playing by two sets of rules - one for us and another for everyone else. Where's the integrity in THAT? Its like saying "Thou shall not kill" means you can't kill me, but its fine for me to kill you.
The Declaration of Independence states that ALL men are created equal and have certain inalienable rights. It doesn't say only US citizens are created equal. It says ALL MEN.
You endorse shredding the Bill of Rights to fragments, breaking a solemn treaty made with the WORLD, and the torture of human beings. If that's what America has come to, then I will no longer call myself an American.