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Aladdin Sane · 07-07-2009, 10:51 PM

Shall we let this assault on the Constitution stand? Or will we make excuses for The One? Personally, I'm betting on the latter. . .

JULY 8, 2009
Detainees, Even if Acquitted, Might Not Go Free

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration said Tuesday it could continue to imprison non-U.S. citizens indefinitely even if they have been acquitted of terrorism charges by a U.S. military commission.

Jeh Johnson, the Defense Department's chief lawyer, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that releasing a detainee who has been tried and found not guilty was a policy decision that officials would make based on their estimate of whether the prisoner posed a future threat.

Like the Bush administration, the Obama administration argues that the legal basis for indefinite detention of aliens it considers dangerous is separate from war-crimes prosecutions. Officials say that the laws of war allow indefinite detention to prevent aliens from committing warlike acts in future, while prosecution by military commission aims to punish them for war crimes committed in the past.
Detainees, Even if Acquitted, Might Not Go Free - WSJ.com

07-07-2009, 10:51 PM	#203 (permalink)
Aladdin Sane Degenerate Location: San Marvelous	Let's See How Many Excuses We Can Find Shall we let this assault on the Constitution stand? Or will we make excuses for The One? Personally, I'm betting on the latter. . . JULY 8, 2009 Detainees, Even if Acquitted, Might Not Go Free WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration said Tuesday it could continue to imprison non-U.S. citizens indefinitely even if they have been acquitted of terrorism charges by a U.S. military commission. Jeh Johnson, the Defense Department's chief lawyer, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that releasing a detainee who has been tried and found not guilty was a policy decision that officials would make based on their estimate of whether the prisoner posed a future threat. Like the Bush administration, the Obama administration argues that the legal basis for indefinite detention of aliens it considers dangerous is separate from war-crimes prosecutions. Officials say that the laws of war allow indefinite detention to prevent aliens from committing warlike acts in future, while prosecution by military commission aims to punish them for war crimes committed in the past. Detainees, Even if Acquitted, Might Not Go Free - WSJ.com __________________ Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.