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Graham Moves Forward With Indefinite Detention Proposal
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by nanute | March 10, 2010 at 04:03 am
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Just when you thought that the assault on the rule of law couldn't possibly get any worse, comes word that Senator Lindsey Graham, is trying to create a "legal" framework for indefinite detention of suspected terrorists. What is being considered, is doing away with due process. That quaint and inconvenient obstacle embedded in the Constitution which requires that suspects be charged with a crime, and convicted before being sentenced.
Graham's spokesman Bishop said that Senator Graham is not contemplating holding American citizens under the measure, unlike the proposal put forth by Senators Lieberman an McCain.
Two weeks ago, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), in the midst of negotiations with the White House over trading a military tribunal for 9/11 conspirator Khalid Shaikh Mohammed for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, floated a new proposal: “a new national security court” for terrorism detainees. Graham didn’t appear to press the point in interviews since. But his spokesman, Kevin Bishop, said Graham is busy drawing up a proposal for how such a system would work, and gave some detail about its scope. As it happens, this is less a national-security court than it is an indefinite detention system. “There has to be some type of statute– and he’s been clear on that — for indefinite detention,” Bishop said.
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at 04:32 on March 10th, 2010
"indefinite detention system." Sound charming. What is the difference between a US citizen that is a terrorist and a none US citizen that is a terrorist? Special privilege for one versus the other.
at 05:04 on March 10th, 2010
Good question Ewe. More importantly, in my opinion, is who decides who is or isn't a terrorist without some sort of legal proceeding. If the evidence is enough to designate someone a terrorist threat, it should be enough to hold up in court, civilian or otherwise.