[Granny Bear]

Well, SKINNYPIG, like I said I have read and re-read! It clearly states that he cannot be charged as an enemy combatant because he is an American citizen. However, there is a small group of legislatures that want to charge him with that with an exception. He won't be detained at GITMO, and the only thing they want to do is use that status to gain intelligence. Also, his formal charges are just beyond me. Like I said earlier, it wouldn't surprise me if he got off on some kind of flukey reason.

A crime of this degree, and we're playing word/status games! It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Tell you one more thing......the reason it costs more to kill someone than to give them life in prison is how much time and resources they spend for their appeals, education etc etc. If they died within the first year, after ONE appeal at THEIR expense, I don't think it would cost more. I say public firing squad for certain crimes. THIS would be one of those certain crimes.