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The constitution was never intended to apply outside the boundaries of US territory. The idea that this or that amendment prevents the US military from detaini
by tsotha 14y ago
The constitution was never intended to apply outside the boundaries of US territory. The idea that this or that amendment prevents the US military from detaining a goatherd on the other side of the world is a wholly modern (minority) interpretation that's at odds with reality. It would leave the US completely unable to conduct a war.
- randallsquared 14y agoThe constitution appears to have been intended to apply to the US Government, whatever its actions. It even includes a loophole for conducting a war: just actually declare war. These days that's unfashionable, of course.