Posted by
grassroots_conservative on Wednesday, February 06, 2008 8:12:19 PM
“No
person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous
crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except
in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when
in actual service in
time of War or public danger . . .” - 5th Ammendment
There
is cause to suspend certain liberties in war time. Notice how this
particular instance applies to service members rather than civilians.
So if it is not unreasonable to sequester members of our own
defending force, is it any less reasonable to do as much to the
attacking force? See also Article 1, Section 9: “The privilege of
the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in
Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.”
Again it applies to US persons only, and there are exceptions.
“No
person shall be . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property,
without due process of law . . .”
The
death penalty has provision in the Constitution.
“.
. . nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just
compensation.”
So-called
eminent
domain
clearly may only be applied to “public use” purposes; and then it
is unconstitutional to fail to grant “just compensation.” I think
that means nothing less than fair market value.