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:: Unfortunatly in this case it was streamlined. The act was almost immediately used to suspend several requests from detanees marked potential unlawful enemy combatants for habeas corpus from district courts. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Commissions_Act#Application here]. The actual use of the act can only suspend habeas corpus from people detained in active combat zones not identified as an enemy combatant but activly acting in conjunction with enemies, so under the definitions in the 3rd Geneva Convention (international law) it cannot be used on just anyone. The game may refer to additions to the Act at a later date or the use of the act that disregards international law.

:: The largest contention isn't actually with the Act, but with keeping prisoners inbetween statuses (ie not classified as either an unlawful or lawful enemy combatant, which is illegal under the 3rd and 4th Geneva Conventions). What the US Military has done is invoke certain clauses in the 4th Geneva Convention to hold the people there as Civilians but suspend most rights of the Geneva Conventions (besides the right to humane treatment, which can under no circumstances be suspended). TECHNICALLY this is illegal (claiming that have a certain status but applying the laws from another status without rightfully declaring the other status) but no international body has challenged the decisions as yet. --[[User:BurnHavoc|BurnHavoc]] 16:26, April 11 2007 (EST)