Comments on: Is This Really an Inter-Administration GTMO Clash? http://washingtonindependent.com/43922/is-this-really-an-inter-administration-gtmo-clash National News in Context Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: njc http://washingtonindependent.com/43922/is-this-really-an-inter-administration-gtmo-clash/comment-page-1#comment-35462 njc Thu, 21 May 2009 06:46:01 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=43922#comment-35462 Once they're on American soil--and in many respects even before then--the detainees would have the same rights as U.S. citizens. Prisoners however have fewer and/or more constrained rights than non-prisoners. As long as there's a credible safety concern and the methods employed to address it are narrowly tailored to meet that compelling governmental interest, you'd be good to go.<br><br>The danger of radicalization of U.S. citizen prisoners is under-examined. It could be a real problem inasmuch as U.S. citizen terrorists have a greater familiarity with the country and greater freedom of movement. All the same, it's no reason not to prosecute and imprison these guys. Once they're on American soil–and in many respects even before then–the detainees would have the same rights as U.S. citizens. Prisoners however have fewer and/or more constrained rights than non-prisoners. As long as there's a credible safety concern and the methods employed to address it are narrowly tailored to meet that compelling governmental interest, you'd be good to go.

The danger of radicalization of U.S. citizen prisoners is under-examined. It could be a real problem inasmuch as U.S. citizen terrorists have a greater familiarity with the country and greater freedom of movement. All the same, it's no reason not to prosecute and imprison these guys.

]]> By: njc http://washingtonindependent.com/43922/is-this-really-an-inter-administration-gtmo-clash/comment-page-1#comment-31222 njc Wed, 20 May 2009 23:46:01 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=43922#comment-31222 Once they're on American soil--and in many respects even before then--the detainees would have the same rights as U.S. citizens. Prisoners however have fewer and/or more constrained rights than non-prisoners. As long as there's a credible safety concern and the methods employed to address it are narrowly tailored to meet that compelling governmental interest, you'd be good to go.<br><br>The danger of radicalization of U.S. citizen prisoners is under-examined. It could be a real problem inasmuch as U.S. citizen terrorists have a greater familiarity with the country and greater freedom of movement. All the same, it's no reason not to prosecute and imprison these guys. Once they're on American soil–and in many respects even before then–the detainees would have the same rights as U.S. citizens. Prisoners however have fewer and/or more constrained rights than non-prisoners. As long as there's a credible safety concern and the methods employed to address it are narrowly tailored to meet that compelling governmental interest, you'd be good to go.

The danger of radicalization of U.S. citizen prisoners is under-examined. It could be a real problem inasmuch as U.S. citizen terrorists have a greater familiarity with the country and greater freedom of movement. All the same, it's no reason not to prosecute and imprison these guys.

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