{"id":833,"date":"2010-02-12T15:16:10","date_gmt":"2010-02-12T22:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harvardnsj.com\/?p=833"},"modified":"2010-02-12T15:16:10","modified_gmt":"2010-02-12T22:16:10","slug":"rep-miller-r-mi-proposes-statutory-detention-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/nsj\/2010\/02\/rep-miller-r-mi-proposes-statutory-detention-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"NSJ Analysis: Rep. Miller (R-MI) Proposes Statutory Detention Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"

Representative Candace Miller<\/a> (R-MI) has introduced H.R. 4415, the Terrorist Detention and Prosecution Act of 2010<\/a>.\u00a0 The bill expands the definition of unlawful enemy combatant, codified at 10 U.S.C. \u00a7 948<\/a> to include persons determined by the President to be closely associated with Al Qaeda or other terrorist groups, to have taken up arms on behalf of Al Qaeda, or to have committed or conspired to commit acts of terrorism in the United States.\u00a0 Most significantly, it would apply \u201cregardless of the location of the person\u2019s capture.\u201d\u00a0 The bill would give the President the authority to detain any unlawful enemy combatant for military purposes \u201cuntil the President determines that the individual is no longer a threat to the United States or its allies.\u201d<\/p>\n

This bill can be seen as a direct response to the Christmas Day Detroit bombing attempt<\/a>.\u00a0 On her website, Rep. Miller stated<\/a>:<\/p>\n

On Christmas Day, the War on Terror came to the skies of Southeast Michigan.\u00a0 As Northwest flight 253 was on final approach from Amsterdam to Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to detonate high explosives that were brought on board the aircraft . . . . \u00a0This was another act of war perpetrated by an agent of our terrorist enemies. \u00a0After he was captured, this terrorist was\u00a0.\u00a0. . then turned over to the Justice Department where he was give Miranda rights, including the right to remain silent, has been arraigned on criminal charges and bound over for trial in civilian court with full Constitutional Rights. This is simply the wrong way to fight our terrorist enemies.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This bill is being introduced amidst the continuing debate<\/a> about how Abdulmutallab\u2019s arrest and post-arrest treatment were handled by authorities.\u00a0 Many critics of the Obama administration challenged the use of civilian courts to try Abdulmutallab, in part claiming that he ceased providing valuable intelligence after being read his Miranda rights<\/a>. Attorney General Eric Holder<\/a> wrote a letter<\/a> in response outlining his reasons for bringing criminal charges against Abdulmutallab.\u00a0 Among other arguments, AG Holder noted:<\/p>\n

Some have argued that had Abdulmutallab been declared an enemy combatant, the government could have held him indefinitely without providing him access to an attorney. \u00a0But the government\u2019s legal authority to do so is far from clear. . . .\u00a0 In fact, there is no court-approved system currently in place in which suspected terrorists captured inside the United States can be detained and held without access to an attorney. . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

H.R. 4415, if passed, would give the government the explicit authority to detain unlawful enemy combatants outside of the criminal justice system.\u00a0 Rep. Miller argues<\/a> for this authority because \u201cThere\u2019s no difference whether we apprehend a terrorist in Afghanistan or Yemen or Iraq.\u00a0 In this case, the battlefield was in seat 19A on that Northwest flight.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bill has been referred<\/a> to the House Armed Services Committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Representative Candace Miller (R-MI) has introduced H.R. 4415, the Terrorist Detention and Prosecution Act of 2010.\u00a0 The bill expands the definition of unlawful enemy combatant, codified at 10 U.S.C. \u00a7 948 to include persons determined by the President to be closely associated with Al Qaeda or other terrorist groups, to have taken up arms on behalf of Al Qaeda, or to have committed or conspired to commit acts of terrorism in the United States.\u00a0 Most significantly, it would apply \u201cregardless of the location of the person\u2019s capture.\u201d\u00a0 The bill would give the President the authority to detain any unlawful enemy 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