Well, could you please give us the
title, sub-title, and section number of that portion of the bill which
provides
for: "Merely by uttering the word, "Terrorist" or "Enemy Combatant", under
the
Patriot Act, the Executive bran

Como se dice, "Jose Padilla"?

We can parse the language around for years. Fact is, under the "Patriot Act", a
US Citizen *was* arrested on US soil, labeled by the Executive branch as an
enemy combatant, and confined without charges or benefit of counsel.

Exactly what you claim the Patriot Act does not permit!

Actions speak louder than rhetoric.

Jose Padilla may well be the scum of the earth. If so, charge his sorry butt
with whatever crime the evidence supports and put him in front of a jury of his
peers.