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Originally Posted by Jerrek
That is bad simply because it assumes that US Nationals cannot be terrorists.
No it doesn't. U.S. citizens are, however, covered by the Constitution. You can't detain someone without pressing a charge if they are an American.
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The Patriot act allows the US to hold foreign nationals without charge. According to Amnesty International, the US is holding 650 people without charge (for up to a year) at Guantanamo bay.
If the government have evidence that these people are terrorists, why not persue it through the normal legal channels? Why do they need a law allowing them to imprison ANYONE (whatever nationality) without charge?
I suspect it is because they are being less than successful in reducing terrorism and with an election coming up, the Bush Administration don't want to appear to be failing.