One more thing. Remind me again who we declared war on. What foreign power is sending these combatants? When is this war going to end, not just "when we win," but what specific event will or even can ever occur that will trigger the end of this so-called war?
If a drug cartel decides to shoot some police, is every drug dealer now an illegal combatant if we declare war on them? If someone threatens government authority, like say... if they own firearms, belong to a domestic militia, and make statements about armed insurrection, could the government declare war on these people too by the same logic?
Next, who gets to decide exactly who is an illegal combatant and who is not? What is the legal process for this? What oversight is there? What evidence is sufficient to give someone this title and suspend all their rights, and what right does someone have to contest this status decision?
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Date: 2008-02-29 12:42 am (UTC)When is this war going to end, not just "when we win," but what specific event will or even can ever occur that will trigger the end of this so-called war?
If a drug cartel decides to shoot some police, is every drug dealer now an illegal combatant if we declare war on them?
If someone threatens government authority, like say... if they own firearms, belong to a domestic militia, and make statements about armed insurrection, could the government declare war on these people too by the same logic?
Next, who gets to decide exactly who is an illegal combatant and who is not?
What is the legal process for this?
What oversight is there?
What evidence is sufficient to give someone this title and suspend all their rights, and what right does someone have to contest this status decision?