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http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/11/politics/donald-trump-military-courts-election-2016/index.html

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.

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President George W. Bush authorized the trial of non-citizens who engage or support acts of terrorism after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but a US citizen has never been tried in military courts under that order.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment about whether Trump was concerned about infringing US citizens' right to due process under the Constitution.

Trump has also called for waterboarding terrorism suspects and "worse" forms of torture, calls that have alarmed civil liberties advocates, international lawyers and US military officials.

More at the link.

 

[Master Yoshi]

Obama chuckled.

 

[wesleyshark]

Lmao. What a classy guy. The classiest. So classy. He's got beautiful women, you know.

 

[andythinkpad]

Reporters just need to ask him the most simple questions. Guy doesn't know anything.

Trump think every interview is a Playboy mag interview.

 

[massoluk]

Yo, how many alarm bells do you need to disown this guy already, GOP?

 

[E-Cat]

Perhaps Trump should've counseled this guy first?

 

[Sojgat]

Follow up question should have been whether he would kill their families.

 

[Kysen]

4th day in a row hes said some stupid shit.

 

[A Serious Man]

He's really going hard into the dictator thing isn't he?

 

[SpaceWolf]

I don't....

(Sighs)

I don't care, Trump. I don't care. Just hurry up and lose this election, please.

 

[Weckum]

Taking away basic rights is okay, but don't touch the guns because of the Constitution, right?

 

[Izuna]

As a brit, I had to read up until "unconstitutional" in order to understand the reaction.

 

[The Spoony Hou]

He's really going hard into the dictator thing isn't he?

I'd say he's doing it on purpose, but that would imply he actually has a brain and can follow a set plan.

 

[thesoapster]

Trump needing that Come to Jesus moment.

 

[MrBadger]

I wonder if Trump and his supporters know there are more amendments beyond the first two

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

It's been every single fucking day for this whole week.

Is he going to do this up to the debates? When is that?

 

[jelly]

I can't see him doing a debate with Hilary.

 

[jchap]

Obama just executes them without any trial!

 

[Jombie]

I can't see him doing a debate with Hilary.

Because it's not going to happen.

 

[Rikudo]

Anybody that supports this guy are insane idiots. They also support a neo-nazi white nationalist racist. Any Trump supporters left on this forum? Please do go ahead and explain why you support him. <3

 

[PeskyToaster]

He probably doesn't really know what this means.

 

[Lime]

But non-US citizens are fair game, right?

 

[Futureman]

He straight up just doesn't know what he's talking about ever.

 

[Melkezadek]

I'm starting to feel the fatigue of reading the new dumb shit he says every day. I think he's now doing it on purpose. Kinda like trying to plead insanity before a sentence.

 

[Seth Enosh]

FDR did it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_parte_Quirin

Trump says a lot of dumb stuff but this one might technically be constitutional. There doesn't seem to be any need to go outside the normal court system though, it worked fine to try Timothy McVeigh and other terrorists already.

 

[nephilimdj]

Wasnt there a story a few years ago about the insanely low convictions of rape and the serial issue with most military prisoners getting reduced sentences after a short time.

Seems like a common person would love to use this court

 

[jevity]

Wasnt there a story a few years ago about the insanely low convictions of rape and the serial issue with most military prisoners getting reduced sentences after a short time.

Seems like a common person would love to use this court

He is talking about Gitmo, and "loading it with bad dudes". Bad american citizens, that is.

 

[Iorv3th]

Wasnt there a story a few years ago about the insanely low convictions of rape and the serial issue with most military prisoners getting reduced sentences after a short time.

Seems like a common person would love to use this court

He's not talking about court marshaling someone.

FDR did it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_parte_Quirin

Trump says a lot of dumb stuff but this one might technically be constitutional. There doesn't seem to be any need to go outside the normal court system though, it worked fine to try Timothy McVeigh and other terrorists already.

Not sure if something similar to that happened to day what would happen. But those guys basically renounced their citizenship when they basically joined the nazi army.

 

[linsivvi]

Great idea. Let's begin by moving the Trump University case to a military court.

 

[Sunster]

"Please don't make me be president."

 

[LordOfChaos]

Hillary is going to destroy the constitution! Vote for me instead! Oh and also I hate the constitution.

"Please don't make me be president."

"Seriously I already kicked out a baby and dangled a purple heart around in front of you fuckers and you ate it up! Let me lose you idiots!"

 

[LiK]

I can't see him doing a debate with Hilary.

I can and it would be a beautiful trainwreck.

 

[AxelFoley]

Obama chuckled.

Was it a sensible chuckle?

 

[E-Cat]

I can and it would be a beautiful trainwreck.

Just beuutiful. The best trainwreck.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

If Trump were to stop and say the opposite of what he was going to say he'd be pretty great.

 

[Palette Swap]

But non-US citizens are fair game, right?

Yeah, that's the part I'm uneasy about: by moving the line to US citizens, we're implicitly forgetting about the fact that this was shit in the first place, regardless of the person's citizenship.

Still, wouldn't this be constitutionally debatable ?

 

[DudeWithNoName]

Even my mother, a lifelong Republican, is voting Johnson. She's in Florida.

 

[lunlunqq]

So you can trial a US citizen without due process; but you can't stop the said suspect from buyin a gun. What a beautiful way of thinking.

 

[Hypron]

Goddamned biased leftist libtard cuck media spinning our Lord and saviour Trump's eloquent and intelligent words in order to make it look bad. Sad!

 

[Mr. Giggles]

Ahhhh the daily trump thread.

What nonsense has he said today? *reads OP*

Donald would make a great dictator for what its worth. Due process? Citizen rights? Hell no.

 

[Window]

I doubt he even knows this would be considered unconstitutional. He probably gave it 5 seconds thought before answering.

 

[Timedog]

Follow up question should have been whether he would kill their families.

Brilliant

 

[water_wendi]

I doubt he even knows this would be considered unconstitutional. He probably gave it 5 seconds thought before answering.

i dont think hes given that much thought to anything hes said this election cycle.

 

[DavidDesu]

As a brit, I had to read up until "unconstitutional" in order to understand the reaction.

Yep we don't have a constitution. In fact the only thing we've got, which the Tories like Theresa May want to remove us from, is the European Convention of Human Rights. That was put in place after WW2 so shit like the holocaaut might not happen again.

I really wish we had a constitution and as a Scot who'd love independence from a very right wing entrenched Westminster governance, a constitution would be the first thing we would do as an independent nation.

 

[Oriel]

The Supreme Court might have something to say about this.

 

[Souldriver]

I doubt he even knows this would be considered unconstitutional. He probably gave it 5 seconds thought before answering.

This guy is the definition of "making shit up as you go along". He has no knowledge on any serious subject, and when placed on the spot he blurts something out, without even thinking about it. If he's called out on it, he doubles down because it's the easiest thing to do and because his ego demands it. Even when he has time to prepare (like a rally speech), it's just a stream of consciousness without any content or structure. Ramblings of a mad man.


This is a nominee for US President.

 

[Window]

This guy is the definition of "making shit up as you go along". He has no knowledge on any serious subject, and when placed on the spot he blurts something out, without even thinking about it. If he's called out on it, he doubles down because it's the easiest thing to do and because his ego demands it. Even when he has time to prepare (like a rally speech), it's just a stream of consciousness without any content or structure. Ramblings of a mad man.


This is a nominee for US President.

Hey now no need to insult me. I'm also not running for president btw.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

4th day in a row hes said some stupid shit.

Wait, he had a combo-breaker day?

I don't believe you.

 

[Jinaar]

In the last two months of this campaign, Drumpf is going to go George Costanza on your asses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKUvKE3bQlY

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Wait, he had a combo-breaker day?

I don't believe you.

He read off the prompter during his economic address in Detroit and nothing too insane happened. Thats why we didn't hear a lot about Trump on Monday. And why he opened the floodgates of shit on Tuesday lol