Military Tribunals

Hilzoy of Obsidian Wings writes:

I have now read the new draft of the Graham/Warner bill on military commissions... It's very bad...

Our country ought to stand for certain values, including freedom, fairness, and the rule of law. But we do not stand for these values if we allow this bill to be passed in its current form. We do not stand for freedom if we allow our government to toss people in prison without any recourse at all. We do not stand for fairness if we do not allow them the chance to show that they are innocent, or require that the innocent be set free. And we do not stand for the rule of law if we allow our government to strip people of the right to argue that they have committed no act of aggression against us, and thus should not be imprisoned.