To Mirandize or Not?

[Chebasaz]

Hmm, tough one. In my humble opinion, Miranda should only be used for US Citizens. My justification is that US Citizens are the only ones that should be tried by our normal court system. If the accused terrorist is a US Citizen, then they get afforded every right under our Constitution. If they're not, well then things start getting legally grey.

Thankfully, Military Commissions were created to handle that legal grey area. I've sat through enough of them to know they take the job seriously. The problem arises when we try to compare those Military Commissions to the US Court system. They're not the same thing. It's like comparing apples to automobiles. They exist because an international terrorist is not the same as a US Citizen criminal.

As always, just my opinion. Good question though!