Difference between revisions of "2006 US Military Commissions Act"
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| − | [[category: | + | [[category:US.law.acts]]The {{USA}} [[Military Commissions Act of 2006]] is an act of [[Congress (US)|Congress]] signed into law by president [[George W. Bush]] on 2006-10-17. The law can be used to detain anyone in U.S. jurisdiction, including U.S. citizens, in a military prison without access to a lawyer for indefinite amounts of time, on the mere pretext of suspicion (no evidence required). Previously, the common law principle of {{wpalt|habeas corpus}} prevented this. |
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Revision as of 16:57, 11 September 2007
Overview
The United States Military Commissions Act of 2006 is an act of Congress signed into law by president George W. Bush on 2006-10-17. The law can be used to detain anyone in U.S. jurisdiction, including U.S. citizens, in a military prison without access to a lawyer for indefinite amounts of time, on the mere pretext of suspicion (no evidence required). Previously, the common law principle of habeas corpus [W] prevented this.
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Reference
- Official legislation text:
- 2006-09-22 S3930 (Senate, sponsored by Senator Mitch McConnell)
- 2006-09-12 HR6054 (House)
- Wikipedia
Conservapedia: no article as of 2007-08-28; search for "commissions" doesn't find any similar titles
- dKosopedia
Commentary
- 2006-09-30 Venus Envy (webcomic)