Reading the Padilla article brought me to searching the net for more on the Detainees' Appeal to repeal the Detainee Treatment act.
Here is the interesting article about the rights of the detainees in Gitmo as they currently stand. It seems the detainees suddenly really like the western world, they embrace the constitution and all of its intricacies, claiming they have a right to Habeas Corpus. How can someone go from working to topple the government of the US and then whole heartedly expect that the US would give them any rights let alone the same rights as a citizen.
The founding fathers had a clear understanding that treason would be treated as a death penalty offense and in regards to those who participated in British attacks on Americans, or were caught sharing intel with the British would be killed with a simple trial requiring that the evidence be presented and judgment passed. I do think the trials are taking longer than necessary to complete, but the persons still being held are the ones which a legitimate threat has been found, not the other 4000 we have released without harm.
I am obviously a constructionist in this matter but when dealing with traitors why should we grant them the rights they so willingly gave up when plotting attacks against us? Doesn't being a citizen come with any special rights? (ie bill of rights, for the people of the US, not the people against it)
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