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In reply to the discussion: Wow... It Gets WAAAY Worse... 'Whom Can The President Kill ?' - TheNewYorker (We Are Now Nixon) [View all]OldDem2012
(3,526 posts)....reads as follows:
"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence."
As can be seen, the rights afforded by this amendment do not apply to Americans overseas who have decided to take up arms against the United States. Those individuals are not committing crimes in any US state or territory. They are instead engaging in acts of war and/or terrorist acts in a foreign country with whom a state of war exists.
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