• WaxedWookie@lemmy.world
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    20 days ago

    The irony.

    Would you mind giving a quick explanation of your understanding the rule of law and its relevance to the constitution and US legal system?

    Bonus points for extending this explanation to the 5th-8th amendment (particularly 6 and 8).

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      19 days ago

      Based on the downvotes, it seems we’re indifferent about the principles underpinning the constitution and the entire legal system, the right to a speedy trial and freedom from cruel and unusual punishment.

      Most of this wasn’t tested in those legal cases - to my knowledge, they didn’t even meaningfully challenge the fact that these detainees were being held by the US on foreign soil to transparently and dishonestly skirt those protections.