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Originally Posted by willravel
The nice thing is, we have the power to fix these laws. I strongly suggest that anyoen who thinks that the Geneva Convention being interpreted by one man who isn't even in the Judiciary is stupid, FEEL FREE TO VOTE FOR SOMEONE WHO AGREES WITH YOU. Don't vote out of fear, vote out of mutuality and understanding.
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Will, the Judiciary isn't omnipotent when it comes to interpreting anything. They've gotten things wrong many times. It also isn't really going to do much to change things when the judiciary is nominated and approved by the very same politicians who think this crap up.
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Originally Posted by Ustwo
I always thought that non-uniformed hostile personal could be shot under the geneva convention as spies. By default that would be all terrorists.
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nobody can just be summarily shot, including spies, unless they are currently in the act of violence themselves. Otherwise they must be given the military tribunal/due process.
your default is really doing nothing more than redefining terrorist to mean all non-uniformed combatants. Given that line of thinking, hypothetically, all of us civilians could be terrorists if the government deemed it so.
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Last edited by dksuddeth; 09-29-2006 at 09:21 AM..
Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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