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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla
Habeas corpus in GITMO? Who would you apply it to, Padilla? Habeas corpus is not appropriate for what are in effect POWs.
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POW would be good, too. The problem is making a new category where no laws apply.
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No, HM, there's no reason to extend the rights of American citizens to not-American citizens;
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Habeas corpus is not a right of American citizens. It is a restriction on the abilities of the American government.
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Remember, these guys are crazed anti-Americans: we must exhaust their enthusiasm for their sins.
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Some are, some aren't. That's the purpose of habeas corpus. Of course, the ones who weren't when we grabbed them may pick up a bit of the enthusiasm you refer to as a result of false imprisonment. It certainly won't be exhausted.