Trump: Americans could be tried in Guantánamo
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miamiherald.comPosted Aug 12, 2016, 1:46 AM UTC
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miamiherald.comI like how he gets mad at Khan when he implied that Trump has never read the constitution, then says shit like this. Hey Trump, you ever hear of the Sixth Amendment?
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Did you read the article? Obama tried prosecuting 9/11 conspirators in a public court in NYC, but met so much resistance that they are going to be tried in tribunals, how is that any different?
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9/11 conspirators
You mean the ones that weren't American citizens?
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I'm not saying I agree with the decision but the people being held in guantanamo arn't American citizens.
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This man has no right to appoint Supreme Court justices when he so blatantly disregards the constitution. Guess what, the second amendment isn't the only one and fighting for gun rights does not automatically make you a constitutionalist. Grow the fuck up republicans and denounce this menace.
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I apologize for playing pretend kim jong un right now, but can we CLOSE DOWN the main remaining secret torture camp instead of using it some more ?
“load it up with bad dudes.”
Well the problem is we don't know whether we have "bad dudes" when you never even dragged them to any court or judicial process and just picked random people on the street because they were brown and wearing the wrong family name or bought the wrong watch on ebay or because the bounty hunter got 1000$ in exchange of him.
And i don't think drowning them repeatedly (for the nicest parts) until they admit that they're litterally-hitler-qaeda and ossama was their mother and a goat the father and that they litterally did 9/11 themselves and that obviously the moon is pink and earth flat and long-live-america-and-please-stop-cutting-me-apart is going to help justice.
A large part of people that ended up there never had anything to do with even islam. And whoever pretend guantanamo was "working" is either incredibly naive or a shameless liar that is trying to excuse the abuse he got involved in.
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And i don't think drowning them repeatedly (for the nicest parts) until they admit that they're litterally-hitler-qaeda and ossama was their mother and a goat the father and that they litterally did 9/11 themselves and that obviously the moon is pink and earth flat and long-live-america-and-please-stop-cutting-me-apart is going to help justice.
Don't forget that two plus two is five!
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Imagine if Donald Trump and Sarah Palin had a child together. The earth would have a super baby of stupidity. The rightful heir to the a republican throne.
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Guantanamo. Charming. Absolutely charming. 'cause obviously more gulags / reopening them is just what america needs. /S
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Newsflash: we droned one
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Pretty sure there's a difference. He was hanging out with known terrorists in another country, engaged in a war against the US government.
Imagine for example a group of US citizens declared war on the government. Do you think the government doesn't have the right to fight back because they're citizens?
By your logic, let's say a bunch of US citizens went to go join ISIS, and they put 1 US citizen at every ammo dump, base, and combat group.
Are they now immune to US drones/air strikes?
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Hold up. If it's your position that under certain circumstances the government is entitled to kill American suspected of terrorism, why is it beyond the pale to consider imprisoning and trying them by military tribunal in Gitmo? What is the key difference between killing someone outright and imprisoning them in Guantanamo Bay, in your view, that makes the former completely legitimate but not the latter? Where exactly do you differ from Trump's position?
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A) American citizen actively committing act of war against the USA.
B) American citizen suspected of committing act of war against the USA.
A) Active shooter - just like the ones the police shoot down
B) Suspected shooter who is arrested
Nuance. Difference. Etc.
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Who are you referring to in your contrast to Al Awlaki? The article posted by OP only refers to terrorists. You're saying that it's ok to kill terrorists if they're Americans... are you opposed to imprisoning them in Guantanamo Bay instead?
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Newsflash: we droned one
Newsflash: context
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And Obama has been - justifiably so - getting shit from the right for it since it happened. Now all of a sudden because it's Trump saying it, it's become acceptable?
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Just pointing out the hypocrisy
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So do you support what he said or don't you? Pointing out a hypocrisy is fine and dandy, but what is your position on the subject?
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Without the Constitution, what separates us from Russia, Turkey, ect? I think it should be abided by.
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Yes, and that's a damn shame, because secret laws and secret judgements are death to democracy.
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Agreed
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We droned the fuck out of his son too. The dad was a POS but the son I believe was just looking for answers wtf happened to his dad. Either way, both citizens, both extrajudicially assassinated. I recall Obama was working to unwind a lot of this crazy AF power in the event that Romney won.... well, cat's out of the bag and if not Trump then the next dumbfuck after him will abuse these powers further.
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Treason that has two witnesses has been punished by death since 1918.
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This is genuinely hilarious. Never in our history has a presidential candidate been so clueless.
This is beyond fucking retarded now.
I swear I've read that before.
It's an unprecedented lack of knowledge.
I would rather they be arrested and tried in some form then just ordered by the president to be killed by drone strike
Stand still....