Forever.

NOYB, you were born 150 years too late.

Get thee down to a library and do a bit of research on the Lincoln
Assassination.
You will discover that the suspects, (yes there were quite a number beyond
JWB), were held in prison under conditions you would applaud. They were
individually and solitarily confined, wearing canvas hoods with tiny air holes.
They were gagged except when eating, and never allowed to speak to *anybody*.

You'd think their military trial was a real hoot, as well.

Most likely, all were guilty as hell.

Trouble was, there were some *very* nervous public officials who didn't get a
good night's sleep until the lot of them were finally hanged and silenced
forever.

*That's* one of the dangers of your Patriot Act. It can be used to silence
people who are guilty of knowing too much about particular parties. Not saying
that is the situation in Padilla's case, but it is a possibility any time the
POTUS can unilaterally order an individual held "forever" without charges,
trial, or access to an attorney.