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Obama’s Assistant Attorney General Tells Senate: Terrorists Captured on Battlefield...
7/9/2009, 4:59:46 AM · by Cindy · 26 replies · 1,291+ views
CNSNEWS.com ^ | Wednesday, July 08, 2009 | By Penny Starr, Senior Staff Writer
“Obama’s Assistant Attorney General Tells Senate: Terrorists Captured on Battlefield Have Constitutional Rights” SNIPPET: ““Does that infer that these individuals have constitutional rights?” McCain asked Kris. “Ah, yes,” Kris answered. “What are those constitutional rights of people who are not citizens of the United States of America, who were captured on a battlefield committing acts of war against the United States?” McCain asked. “Our analysis, Senator, is that the due process clause applies to military commissions and imposes a constitutional floor on the procedures that the government sets on such commissions …” Kris said. “So you are saying that these...


11 posted on 01/11/2020 10:21:23 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: piasa; bitt
In other words, according to Kris,

Terrorists have more rights than Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn.

L I T E R A L L Y.

21 posted on 01/11/2020 11:41:10 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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Authorized military action on the field of battle is yet another constitutional right. The problem is these terrorists do not wear a uniform of any nation.


31 posted on 01/12/2020 2:36:14 AM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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