Again, we aren't talking about a citizen here in our country. We are talking about a terroirst in another country. Not a president, a leader of a known terrorist group.
Either way, RON PAUL, will NOT get my vote.
BDHunts,
Are you really like this in person? You start twisting words and ideas to take it totally out of context, then put a spin on it. What you say, is in direct conflict to whatever others are saying, just so you can be ANTI-anything.
An American citizen in America can be deemed an "unlawful enemy combatant" under the MCA:
What does the MCA do?
Creates a broad definition of �unlawful enemy combatant.� The MCA�s definition of �unlawful enemy combatant� � a term which, prior to the MCA, had no meaning in U.S. or international law � applies to both citizens and non-citizens, and is broad, with the potential for constant expansion. It leaves in the hands of the President or Defense Secretary a nearly unrestricted authority to declare people �unlawful enemy combatants.�
Read about the MCA here, and know what you are talking about:
MCA IV. CONCLUSION
The history of the development of the concept of unlawful enemy combatant is
of more than academic interest. The increasing breadth and malleability of the term
means that it can now catch many in its sweep that would not be considered
combatants under the law of war. These developments effectively provide that, at
least for unlawful enemy combatant status, potential detainees are back to the place
they were before Hamdi�the Executive branch has the authority to make an
essentially unreviewable decision about whether or not an individual can be detained
indefinitely. When signing the MCA, President Bush stated,
Over the past few months, the debate over this bill has been heated, and
the questions raised can seem complex. Yet, with the distance of history,
the questions will be narrowed and few: Did this generation of Americans
take the threat seriously, and did we do what it takes to defeat that
threat?68
The scope of the most recent definitions of unlawful enemy combatant in the
U.S. suggests that the threat�and its cure�will be determined by the President and
his advisors alone.
[emphasis is mine]
