[Osx-nutters] Olbermann is mad about Military Commissions Act

[Chuck Bennett]

On Oct 20, 2006, at 10:31 AM, Google Kreme wrote:

> On 20 Oct 2006, at 08:02 , Jeff Hergan wrote:
>> On Oct 20, 2006, at 9:53 AM, Google Kreme wrote:
>>> On 20 Oct 2006, at 07:34 , Jeff Hergan wrote:
>>>> Turley is wrong.  The definitions section defines 'enemy  
>>>> combatant' and 'alien'.  The substantive portion of the law  
>>>> always refers to 'alien enemy combatants'.  This law gives the  
>>>> president no additional powers over American citizens.
>>>
>>> No he's not, because the SOLE discretion as to who is an unlawful  
>>> enemy combatant is defined in other parts of the law, and they  
>>> come down to "The President and/or anyone he designates".
>>
>> Granted that the definition of 'unlawful enemy combatant' is as  
>> stated above.  The law only gives power with regard to alien  
>> unlawful enemy combatants.
>
> Did you even READ what I said?
>
> the tribunal gets to decide, and if it decides, then you are under  
> their jurisdiction.  Period.  End of discussion.  This portion says  
> NOTHING about aliens, so it applies to everyone, alien or not.


Actually I did read it.

This is the important part.

Refute this, and we can talk.



‘‘§ 948d. Jurisdiction of military commissions
‘‘(a) JURISDICTION.—A military commission under this chapter
shall have jurisdiction to try any offense made punishable by this
chapter or the law of war when committed by an alien unlawful
enemy combatant before, on, or after September 11, 2001.


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