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International Society for Individual Liberty
by Jarret Wollstein
11/09/06

For all practical purposes, the Military Commissions Act places the military in control of prisons and courts for anyone accused of being a terrorist -- thus eliminating the judicial branch of government. It also abolishes fundamental legal rights (such as the writ of habeas corpus) which date back over 700 years to the Magna Carta. This new system makes it impossible to determine actual innocence or guilt, and celebrates arbitrary judgment and brutality. So this only applies to foreign terrorists who 'deserve what they get,' including torture, being imprisoned forever without trial, and summary execution, right? That's what you might believe from the way the media is reporting this story. But the reality is that nothing in the Act prevents U.S. citizens in America from being secretly arrested, imprisoned and tortured for the rest of their lives...

http://www.isil.org/towards-liberty/military-commissions-act.html


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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