McCain & Lieberman sponsor "Enemy Belligerent, Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010

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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s3081/text

Some choice language in the bill:
Establishment of Interrogation Groups

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SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF SUSPECTED UNPRIVILEGED ENEMY BELLIGERENTS IN MILITARY CUSTODY.
3(a) Military Custody Requirement- Whenever within the United States, its territories, and possessions, or outside the territorial limits of the United States, an individual is captured or otherwise comes into the custody or under the effective control of the United States who is suspected of engaging in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners through an act of terrorism, or by other means in violation of the laws of war, or of purposely and materially supporting such hostilities, and who may be an unprivileged enemy belligerent, the individual shall be placed in military custody for purposes of initial interrogation and determination of status in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
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SEC. 3. INTERROGATION AND DETERMINATION OF STATUS OF SUSPECTED UNPRIVILEGED ENEMY BELLIGERENTS.
(c) Determinations of Status
(1) PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION BY HIGH-VALUE DETAINEE INTERROGATION GROUP- The high-value detainee interrogation group responsible for interrogating a high-value detainee under subsection (b) shall make a preliminary determination whether or not the detainee is an unprivileged enemy belligerent. The interrogation group shall make such determination based on the result of its interrogation of the individual and on all intelligence information available to the interrogation group. The interrogation group shall, after consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, submit such determination to the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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2) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION OF INDIVIDUALS AS HIGH-VALUE DETAINEES- The regulations required by this subsection shall include criteria for designating an individual as a high-value detainee based on the following:
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5(E) Such other matters as the President considers appropriate

SEC. 5. DETENTION WITHOUT TRIAL OF UNPRIVILEGED ENEMY BELLIGERENTS.
8An individual, INCLUDING A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, determined to be an unprivileged enemy belligerent under section 3(c)(2) in a manner which satisfies Article 5 of the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War may be detained without criminal charges and without trial for the duration of hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners in which the individual has engaged, or which the individual has purposely and materially supported, consistent with the law of war and any authorization for the use of military force provided by Congress pertaining to such hostilities.

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s3081/text

Is the Constitution even in use anymore?? It seems to be optional now.

I like the nebulous:"Such other matters as the President considers appropriate"
Remember that it would apply to all presidents and not just the current occupant.

[Egnever]

1. Setting themselves up for the Election I see

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2. The Corporate Police State marches on

unabated by "change" :puke:

[WhiteTara]

3. this is so horrifying that I thought

it had to be from the Onion. But this appears to be real. The cognitive dissonance is giving me a headache.