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Originally Posted by TwoBlackEyes
Yeah, but our Constitution doesn't.
If they are not prisoners of war and subject to the Geneva convention, they are covered by our constitution the minute they are taken into our custody.
Yeah, it's "inconvenient" to have to find crimes and proof and all that, but that's the price of freedom. You don't get to change the rules for convenience. Otherwise, why not just get rid of the 4th amendment altogether!
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Wow, there are some really large holes in your line of thought; first and foremost, the constitution applies to
US citizens only.
I'm all for treating people ethically, but there is no legal mandate in the geneva convention or the constitution to close guantanamo.
It's a detention center for people at war with the US who are not traditional or accepted soldiers, and with that in mind, it is far more than they are owed ethically and especially legally.