by Sol Rayos

Created on: October 05, 2008

Prisoners classified as enemy combatants should not be able to challenge their detention in U.S. or any other courts. In addition they should not be allowed to challenge their detention in any other courts. The danger of their being able to do so lies in the inherent flaw with modern justice systems. When people are allowed to argue their case they are, in effect, being given license to change peoples minds and this can be very dangerous. Through the careful assembly of witness statements and scientific evidence a person could compile all the necessary information to set themselves free and since being an enemy combatant they are clearly un-American they do not deserve such freedom.

I anticipate that my last statement will offend some people but think about it. If they wanted to enjoy the freedoms that Americans enjoy, then they could legally immigrate here. Or they could take a lesson from the Americans and fend off any colonial/imperialist wolves, in doing so establish their own sovereignty, and establish whatever sort of government they see fit.

Back to the original point at hand though, the fact that enemy combatants shouldn't be able to challenge their detention in U.S. courts is contingent upon the definition of "enemy combatant." I'm sure that there are legal works, international and domestic, which define this term loosely, to allow for flexibility in its application but I've never been a fan of stretching so I'll provide my own. This definition allows these "enemy combatants" no wiggle room or other loop holes that could confound our true mission of detaining anyone who is perceive to be a threat to the U.S. With that said anyone who can be perceived to be a threat to the U.S. is an "enemy combatant." This includes terror cells, foreign militaries, political dissidents, sub-cultures, anyone who knowingly or unknowingly breaks any U.S. law, and last but not least critical academics (you know who you are, Noam Chomsky).

If you in anyway slow down the process or complicated it, then you can't be a part of it and should be removed to prevent further break down of the system. Enough bureaucracy, politicians spend too much time meeting and discussing and planning and revising. It doesn't have to be this way. Less talking the talk, more walking the walk. We shouldn't have to worry about the consequences of our actions while they are still just speculations, we should do that once they're realities. Lady Justice is blind and hindsight is 20/20 which would rather have to guiding you. Case closed.

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