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originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Aazadan
Should Constitutional rights be extended to individuals not US citizens?
originally posted by: Southern Guardian
[“Would you try to get the military commissions, the trial court there, to try U.S. citizens?” the reporter asked.
Mr. Trump responded: “Well, I know that they want to try them in our regular court systems, and I don’t like that at all. I don’t like that at all. I would say they could be tried there, that would be fine.”]
www.nytimes.com...
originally posted by: JDeLattre89
First off, the Guantanamo facility is reserved for terrorists. As such, the terrorists are not privy to even the Geneva convention rights. Furthermore, since they are not citizens, they have NO rights under the US Constitution, so there should not even be a question of due process much less 'fair trials' in America. Most detainees released from Guantanamo were later either recaptured, linked to, or died while committing further acts of terrorism. Last point, a US citizen does not currently lose their citizenship (although bills have been put forth) for terrorism, and therefore could not be sent to Guantanamo.
According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), as of January 2016, 676 detainees have been transferred from Guantanamo Bay. Of these, 118 (17.5%) have been 'Confirmed' as returning to terrorist or militant activities, while 86 (12.7%) are suspected of the same.
originally posted by: Blueracer
a reply to: Southern Guardian
Trump is not even in office. Obama is and it is still open.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Southern Guardian
I have always thought that GITMO should stay open. We could prosecute any and all terrorists there.
But that's just my opinion.
originally posted by: Blueracer
a reply to: Southern Guardian
The way I see it, actions speak louder than words. You should be more outraged with Obama because he actually could have done something about it but hasn't.
She voted yes under Bush in 2001. In the period following 911.
originally posted by: Tardacus
I wonder how hillary feels about gitmo? I guess we could look and see how she voted on extending the patriot act.
what trump is proposing is already legal under the patriot act.
you can`t try terrorist in a civilian court for the simply reason that the means for gathering the evidence against them is classified and would never be divulged in a civilian court trial,resulting in the evidence being inadmissible.