User:Geo Swan/Guantanamo/Guantanamo military commission versions compared

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There have been three versions of the Guantanamo military commissions.

Everyone knows that the latest version, the one authorized by Congress, through the Military Commissions Act differes from the previous version. But the original version 1.0 was more different from version 2.0 than version 2.0 was from the Congressional authorized version 3.0.[1]

a defendant "maybe present to the extent consistent with the need to protect classified information and other national security interests,"

Guantanamo versions compared
version 1.0 version 2.0 version 3.0
  • 6 voting officers
  • President votes
  • 3 voting officers
  • President doesn't vote
  • 3 voting officers
  • President doesn't vote

a defendant "shall be present to the extent consistent with the need to protect classified information and other national security interests,"