Habeus Corpus?
Stretching the term "time of war" as justification for indefinite incarceration of US citizens when Congress has not declared war and basing such justification on a 60-year-old supreme court ruling is, to me, very dangerous indeed:

• "We have acted under the laws of war and under the clear Supreme Court precedent which established that the military may detain a United States citizen who has joined the enemy and has entered our country to carry out hostile acts," Ashcroft said.

It seems to me that Ashcroft et al. are trying to skirt their responsibility to defend the legality of their actions by turning the accused over to the defense department. If this man is guilty and there is substantial evidence to prove it, I see no reason to turn him over to defense for indefinite detention without trial. The shredding of our civil rights will bring greater aid and comfort to our enemies than any dissenting congressman with a microphone ever could.
- posted by levinson @ 6/11/2002 06:57:00 AM