Quote:The majority of the discussion is productive I'd hate to see us lose the forum over a few isolated post.

 

 

Quote:One of the main reasons political discussion was banned previously was posts like this.

 

If your meaning is that the level of discussion tends to fall as sides dig into their chosen position and then start spouting dogma then I agree.

 

This particular subject seems to have gone down to my side being: "They're not soldiers of some nation, treating them as prisoners of war is incorrect, they need to be subject to the due process that the constitution guarantees with no stipulation for citizenship or location," and the opposing side being, "Here are some justifications for why we don't want to follow the constitution in this case."

 

I find the latter particularly ironic given the side it tends to come from. (strict constructionists)

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