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2016 Postmortem

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Fri Aug 12, 2016, 05:33 AM Aug 2016

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Trump: 'Fine' with trying US citizens in military courts

Trump: 'Fine' with trying US citizens in military courts
Published 9:18 PM EDT Aug 11, 2016

(CNN) —Donald Trump said in an interview Thursday that he would support trying US citizens suspected of terrorism in military tribunals -- a controversial proposal that would likely be challenged as unconstitutional.

The Republican presidential nominee told the Miami Herald that he doesn't "at all" like the idea of trying terrorist suspects in the civilian court system, even though US citizens are constitutionally entitled to due process. He added that he would be "fine" with trying US citizens in military tribunals at Guantánamo Bay, the US naval base that is also home to a military prison housing captured terror suspects.

http://www.wptz.com/politics/trump-fine-with-trying-us-citizens-in-military-courts/41162230

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Trump: 'Fine' with trying US citizens in military courts (Original Post) workinclasszero Aug 2016 OP

He really wants to destroy what makes randr Aug 2016 #1

He wants to be America's Putin workinclasszero Aug 2016 #2

randr

(12,412 posts)

1. He really wants to destroy what makes

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 08:49 AM

Aug 2016

America great

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

2. He wants to be America's Putin

Reply to randr (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 09:23 AM

Aug 2016

Its "funny" when these republicans who claim they love the Constitution wipe their ass with it like Trump just did with this outrageous statement!

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