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Originally Posted by Ronnie Dobbs2
Is there a way to ensure that we're not
a. falsely imprisoning people
b. torturing those we've imprisoned
without "giving these people US constitutional rights"? Or is this an all or nothing thing?
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Definitely not an all or nothing thing. We can protect foreign prisoners all we want. Just like police departments and state appellate courts can go further than what is required by the constitution. The constitution is just a floor of guarantees.
But if we want to give them actual constitutional rights, they (and foreign non-terrorists) are going to want them to, and it would be a reasonable request.