Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Campaign For Liberty — The Case Against Military Tribunals ��| by Andrew Napolitano

Campaign For Liberty — The Case Against Military Tribunals ��| by Andrew Napolitano: "But the rules of war apply only to those involved in a lawfully declared war, and not to something that the government merely calls a war. Only Congress can declare war -- and thus trigger the panoply of the government's military powers that come with that declaration. Among those powers is the ability to use military tribunals to try those who have caused us harm by violating the rules of war.

The last time the government used a military tribunal in this country to try foreigners who violated the rules of war involved Nazi saboteurs during World War II."

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