First, They Came for the Sex Offenders
By David Rittgers
First, they came for the sex offenders. I am not a sex offender, but I opposed the civil commitment of sex offenders by the federal government because it is not an activity within the enumerated powers of Congress. The Supreme Court decided otherwise in Comstock, with the exception of Justices Thomas and Scalia.
Next, they will [...]
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Tags: civil liberties, Comstock, Counterterrorism, Foreign Policy and National Security, habeas corpus petitions, jack goldsmith, joseph lieberman, justice antonin scalia, justice clarence thomas, Law and Civil Liberties, Lindsey Graham, national security court, neal katyal, preventive detention, Scott Brown, Senator John McCain, terrorism | 
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