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Enemy Combatant	excon	10/17/06
Hello Fascists: How long do you think it will take Bush to declare drug users enemy combatants? I say less than 2 years. excon
Clarification/Follow-up by excon on 10/17/06 11:04 pm: Hello again: Bush would never do that, you say. But, if I were him, and I believed that drugs were the scourge of the devil, and I had the power to make that declaration (which he now does), I certainly would. Then he doesn't have to worry about trials and stuff, of course - just drug concentration camps. It would be easy, his base would love it, and NOW there's no law stop him? None. Shame on you. Shame on you. excon Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 10/18/06 12:31 pm: I did see above, ex, which is why I posted what I did. The key word is "alien." Only an "alien unlawful enemy combatant" is subject to this law. And sorry about the bad links, it's just like the government to even screw that up. Maybe this link will work.
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Itsdb		10/18/06
ex, Who's a fascist? Now for a relevent question, who is subject to the Military Commissions Act of 2006? "Any alien unlawful enemy combatant is subject to trial by military commission under this chapter." Who is an unlawful enemy combatant? (1) UNLAWFUL ENEMY COMBATANT- (A) The term `unlawful enemy combatant' means-- `(i) a person who has engaged in hostilities or who has purposefully and materially supported hostilities against the United States or its co-belligerents who is not a lawful enemy combatant (including a person who is part of the Taliban, al Qaeda, or associated forces); or `(ii) a person who, before, on, or after the date of the enactment of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, has been determined to be an unlawful enemy combatant by a Combatant Status Review Tribunal or another competent tribunal established under the authority of the President or the Secretary of Defense. `(B) CO-BELLIGERENT- In this paragraph, the term `co-belligerent', with respect to the United States, means any State or armed force joining and directly engaged with the United States in hostilities or directly supporting hostilities against a common enemy. What are the triable offenses? (b) Offenses- The following offenses shall be triable by military commission under this chapter at any time without limitation: `(1) MURDER OF PROTECTED PERSONS- Any person subject to this chapter who intentionally kills one or more protected persons shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a military commission under this chapter may direct. `(2) ATTACKING CIVILIANS- Any person subject to this chapter who intentionally engages in an attack upon a civilian population as such, or individual civilians not taking active part in hostilities, shall be punished, if death results to one or more of the victims, by death or such other punishment as a military commission under this chapter may direct, and, if death does not result to any of the victims, by such punishment, other than death, as a military commission under this chapter may direct. `(3) ATTACKING CIVILIAN OBJECTS- Any person subject to this chapter who intentionally engages in an attack upon a civilian object that is not a military objective shall be punished as a military commission under this chapter may direct. `(4) ATTACKING PROTECTED PROPERTY- Any person subject to this chapter who intentionally engages in an attack upon protected property shall be punished as a military commission under this chapter may direct. `(5) PILLAGING- Any person subject to this chapter who intentionally and in the absence of military necessity appropriates or seizes property for private or personal use, without the consent of a person with authority to permit such appropriation or seizure, shall be punished as a military commission under this chapter may direct. `(6) DENYING QUARTER- Any person subject to this chapter who, with effective command or control over subordinate groups, declares, orders, or otherwise indicates to those groups that there shall be no survivors or surrender accepted, with the intent to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted, shall be punished as a military commission under this chapter may direct. `(7) TAKING HOSTAGES- Any person subject to this chapter who, having knowingly seized or detained one or more persons, threatens to kill, injure, or continue to detain such person or persons with the intent of compelling any nation, person other than the hostage, or group of persons to act or refrain from acting as an explicit or implicit condition for the safety or release of such person or persons, shall be punished, if death results to one or more of the victims, by death or such other punishment as a military commission under this chapter may direct, and, if death does not result to any of the victims, by such punishment, other than death, as a military commission under this chapter may direct. `(8) EMPLOYING POISON OR SIMILAR WEAPONS- Any person subject to this chapter who intentionally, as a method of warfare, employs a substance or weapon that releases a substance that causes death or serious and lasting damage to health in the ordinary course of events, through its asphyxiating, bacteriological, or toxic properties, shall be punished, if death results to one or more of the victims, by death or such other punishment as a military commission under this chapter may direct, and, if death does not result to any of the victims, by such punishment, other than death, as a military commission under this chapter may direct. `(9) USING PROTECTED PERSONS AS A SHIELD- Any person subject to this chapter who positions, or otherwise takes advantage of, a protected person with the intent to shield a military objective from attack, or to shield, favor, or impede military operations, shall be punished, if death results to one or more of the victims, by death or such other punishment as a military commission under this chapter may direct, and, if death does not result to any of the victims, by such punishment, other than death, as a military commission under this chapter may direct. `(10) USING PROTECTED PROPERTY AS A SHIELD- Any person subject to this chapter who positions, or otherwise takes advantage of the location of, protected property with the intent to shield a military objective from attack, or to shield, favor, or impede military operations, shall be punished as a military commission under this chapter may direct. `(11) TORTURE- `(A) OFFENSE- Any person subject to this chapter who commits an act specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control for the purpose of obtaining information or a confession, punishment, intimidation, coercion, or any reason based on discrimination of any kind, shall be punished, if death results to one or more of the victims, by death or such other punishment as a military commission under this chapter may direct, and, if death does not result to any of the victims, by such punishment, other than death, as a military commission under this chapter may direct. `(B) SEVERE MENTAL PAIN OR SUFFERING DEFINED- In this section, the term `severe mental pain or suffering' has the meaning given that term in section 2340(2) of title 18. `(12) CRUEL OR INHUMAN TREATMENT- `(A) OFFENSE- Any person subject to this chapter who commits an act intended to inflict severe or serious physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions), including serious physical abuse, upon another within his custody or control shall be punished, if death results to the victim, by death or such other punishment as a military commission under this chapter may direct, and, if death does not result to the victim, by such punishment, other than death, as a military commission under this chapter may direct. I don't see anything about American citizens or drugs that should cause you concern. Steve

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