Parts of the Act you should know: Breach of allegiance to US? Rules apply

[ryanus]

(26) WRONGFULLY AIDING THE ENEMY.—Any
person subject to this chapter who, in breach of an
allegiance or duty to the United States, knowingly
and intentionally aids an enemy of the United
States, or one of the co-belligerents of the enemy,
shall be punished as a military commission under
this chapter may direct.

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=f:h6166eh.txt.pdf

Winning phrase: "Any person...shall be punished as a military commission..."

[patcox2]

1. "subject to this chapter" is limited to "aliens."

Aiding an unlawful combatant, you should also note, is not made a crime, it merely etsablishes that the trial for any crime shall be conducted before a military tribunal.

[ryanus]

4. Well, good. We citizens are safe, eh?

[patcox2]

2. Fortunately, sympathizing or giving moral support is not a crime.

The provision regarding giving "material support" to unlawful combatants is limited to money or supplies, nothing you write can get you under this section.

(b) Definition. - In this section, the term "material support or
resources" means currency or monetary instruments or financial
securities, financial services, lodging, training, expert advice or
assistance, safehouses, false documentation or identification,
communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances,
explosives, personnel, transportation, and other physical assets,
except medicine or religious materials.

[hobbit709]

5. What makes you think they won't

change these definitions with another "signing" statement?

[TornadoTN]

6. Exactly

I am waiting to see this thing signed into law just to be able to read the signing statements that are attached to it.

[patcox2]

7. Signing statements can't do that.

They can do some things, but even as interpreted under the unitary executive theory they cannot alter an element of a criminal offense definition.

[DireStrike]

9. why not lol

What the hell does the law have to do with anything these guys do?

[hobbit709]

11. "Signing statements can't do that."

RIGHT!!! And how many other laws has the coward in charge broken? So far he's redefined a lot of things, who's gonna stop him now that we have 65 traitors to the Constitution in the Senate?

[KyndCulture]

3. WTF is co-belligerent?

[peacetalksforall]

8. That is when you're belligerent and the child in your arms is crying

and won't stop.

[shadowknows69]

10. Breach of allegiance?

No more criticizing the government?