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| How Obama is Bringing Martial Law to America |
| 2009-11-17 |
| Interesting take. By Shannon Love In my previous post, I listed some (but far from all) of the practical problems presented by trying in a civil criminal court an individual (1) who was captured overseas, (2) had evidence against him collected using covert means, with (3) no chain of evidence or custody, and (4) was harshly and physically interrogated with (5) all witnesses and methods being secret. The greatest danger posed in the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) isnÂ’t that he will go free. The greatest danger is that he will be convicted and that during his appeals the courts will ratify all of the extraordinary measures used to capture and convict him. The great danger is that the courts will ratify the rough, inaccurate and ambiguous norms of martial law as applying to all civil criminal trials. After a couple of decades of these court decisions reverberating throughout the legal system, we could end up living under de facto martial law. Rest at link |
| Posted by:ed |
| #4 That's funny, I thought Bush gave us martial law. |
| Posted by: AllahHateMe 2009-11-17 13:39 |
| #3 Check who's giving what justices at which court levels free vacations to the Atlantis Resort. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-11-17 11:40 |
| #2 Just remember the legal caste has made it possible. Justice Kennedy et al have spent their energies to imprint civilian 'rights' and processes to military tribunals and unlawful combatants during this war even though prior precedent did not. The socia!ist are allowing the system to destroy itself. The legal caste, like the scorpion, can't help itself. Their addiction to stick their fingers (power) into every act of the society and impose their concept of what society should be is never ending. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-11-17 10:12 |
| #1 Ms. Love has clearly identified a judicial wrecking ball. If KSM gains acquittal, America loses. If KSM is convicted, America loses as well. Barry and Holder have played this one very well indeed. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-11-17 09:46 |