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Originally posted by Mojo_PeiPei
Terrorism is a matter of national security, and in the case of Al Qeada, it is non-domestic citizens except for Jon Walker Lindh (he's the guy I'm thinking of right?). At anyrate our standard judicial process that we would use for American citizens for civil/criminal is completely different then when it comes to terrorists hence Gitmo and Tribunals.
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He is the guy you are thinking of. First off, in the eyes of the judicial process, a citizen is a citizen. Non-domestic or not, if you are a citizen of the US, you should be entitled to all the protections and rights that come with citizenship. Secondly, the Patriot Act can be used against citizens in domestic circumstances - that has been posted above. Lastly, the half the reason the process is different for the people at Gitmo is because they AREN'T citizens, not because it is a terrorism case.
This is difficult because according to the standard that terrorism is different from a standard criminal case, your rights can be suspended (or altered by applying the Patriot Act) just because the government THINKS you are a terrorist. Or worse, because the government SAYS you are a terrorist. I think that is what has people most concerned.