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What Constitutes a Fair Trial?

G. Joan Wrote: May 12, 2012 10:43 AM

Why is it that I am OK with Military Tribunals? Is it because combatants would cut off your head if given a chance, or is it that I truly believe that our Constitution was written for American Citizens? I respect Judge Napolitano also. However, when we are fully aware of the ideology of the Muslim so called religion, we certainly should not give them any rights that we are guaranteed. They are not Americans and have no allegiance to our Country.

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What Constitutes a Fair Trial?

The trial of the alleged masterminds of 9/11, which began last week at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will address some of the most profound issues of our era. Are natural rights truly inalienable, as Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence, or can the government take them away from those it hates or fears? Does the Constitution protect the rights of all persons who come in contact with the government, or does it protect only certain Americans, as the government argues? Can the government deny a person due process by changing the rules retroactively, or...

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