Supreme Court backs Guantanamo detainees. Bush Unhappy

[Rorschach Twin]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25117953/


WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts.

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS...aly/index.html

Bush said he disagreed with the ruling that Guantanamo Bay detainees have the right to challenge their detention in federal courts, but he would abide by it.

"Congress and the administration worked very carefully on a piece of legislation that set the appropriate procedures in place as to how to deal with the detainees," he said.

[KontanKarite]

Getmo is really really ugly. Just about every service member that I talked to that was there didn't want to talk about the stuff that was going on there.

[Technowitch]

Awesome. This ruling couldn't make me happier--everyone accused of a crime, no matter how heinous, deserves a chance to defend themselves in a court of law. The fact that the Supreme Court gave the same ruling twice previously only to have Congress shut them down makes me think that it's an exercise in futility, though.

[Rorschach Twin]

Yeah, and I think it's one step closer for us to be rid of the USA PATRIOT Act.

I don't understand people's concern. If they are really terrorists, and really dangerous, then wouldn't they be found guilty in court? And second off, wouldn't being detained make you angry enough to hate a country, possibly enough to attack it's citizens?... Oh Shit, I suppose the right never thought of that one.

[CptSternn]

This is a big win. Since they based the ruling on the Constitution, neither the white house nor congress can appeal or change the ruling nor can they 'reinterpret' it.

That being said republicans in congress have already started their next campaign to take away more rights.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6...3723/62/534898

Sen . Graham wants to remove Haebus Corpus (the right to know what you are being charged with and the evidence against you) from the Constitution, remove Constitutional protections that give prisoners a right to a speedy trial, and the Constitutional right to face and question your accuser.

Not just for 'enemy combatants', but since they now have the same protections as all others in America the republicans in congress want to strip those rights from ALL Americans because they are 'out dated'.


Roschach -

Thats the point myself and others have been making for years. There is a great new documentary that goes into this called Taxi To The Darkside. If you stick a man in solitary confinement for 5+ years with no human contact except to take them out a few times a week to torture them, it doesn't matter if they were against you before - they sure will definitely not like you one they are out.

Anyone else seen the Korean film Old Boy?

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