George Rebuked
Supreme Court Blocks Trials at Guantanamo
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Bush overstepped his authority in ordering military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees.The ruling, a strong rebuke to the administration and its aggressive anti-terror policies, was written by Justice John Paul Stevens, who said the proposed trials were illegal under U.S. law and international Geneva conventions. . .
"Trial by military commission raises separation-of-powers concerns of the highest order," Kennedy wrote in his separate opinion. "Concentration of power (in the executive branch) puts personal liberty in peril of arbitrary action by officials, an incursion the Constitution's three-part system is designed to avoid."
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It's about god-damned time (sorry Norm).
Unfortunately, Mr. Unitary Executive and his Rubberstamp Legion of D.O.O.M. will overrule the League of SCOTUS.
On the other hand, lots of bills have been dying in Congress lately.
Posted by: AsinineAmerican | June 29, 2006 12:50 PM
A good day in a bad war.
Now detainees must be allowed to face their accusers--pretty basic, Uncle Sam.
Here's an amazing story of what they're doing in our name in these camps.
Posted by: forestflyer
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June 29, 2006 1:43 PM
Hooray! A victory for the US!
Posted by: snak attack | June 29, 2006 1:56 PM
It's about time someone told Bush he did something illegal. Fool the supreme court 5 million times, shame on you. Fool the supreme court 5001 million times...
Posted by: Simon | June 29, 2006 5:55 PM
The dissenters were Samuel A. Alito Jr. (aka Scalito), Antonin Scalia, and his lapdog Clarence Thomas.
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