Yikes- 2 bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon

[Spartana]

Me too. Rights aren't worth much if you can have them when you don't need them but they can be taken away whenever it's expedient.

Me too. But there are so many more - different - charges that can be brought to bear using military law rather than in the civilian codes. And since this guy isn't a citizen and may well be part of an international organized militant terror group, then I can see where using the military Justice codes or Geneva Convention rules may work better. Of course time will tell if he is just a disaffected radical youth or part of something larger.