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I was just being a huge Progressive Democrat, probably something you're not, and was reviewing a bit of our constitution, that legal document which, when not circumvented and misinterpreted, ensures proper representative government, when I stumbled upon this:
Article III Section II:"
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The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress may by law have directed.
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Congress could grant a judge jurisdiction over the crimes against Guantanamo detainees, among others. It's right there in the constitution. It sort of gives a local flavor to the fight for civil liberties, with local pressure we could force our congressional representatives to enforce their constitutional responsibility.
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