SCOTUS Grants Guantanamo Prisoners Habeas Corpus

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

You are correct that the Constitution governs only the United States. Specifically, the United States government. Wherever and with respect to whoever it operates.

If the Constitution applies only to the United States, how can Congress punish piracies committed on the high seas? And how can Congress define and punish offenses committed against the law of nations, i.e., how can Congress can make laws governing the international community?