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In reply to the discussion: I'm astonished so many DUers are cool with ending Habeas Corpus [View all]plantwomyn
(876 posts)The wording that is important in the bill is "requirement" and "waiver".
"The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to citizens of the United States."
The REQUIREMENT!
Notice that it does NOT say that citizens of the United States are EXEMPT. Sen. Feinstein TRIED to EXEMPT citizens and her Amendment failed.
Now if the President decides to give you a "waiver" then theoretically the military has to turn you back over to whoever arrested you in the first place or release you. And of course anything that has happened to you while you were in military custody, well the Military Commisions Act gives the perpetrators IMUNITY. Ask Padilla and Manning about what a joy it is to be a citizen in the custody of our military.
Are we having fun yet?