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2008-06-13 Home Front: WoT

Supreme Court sides with Gitmo detainees

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Posted by Steve White 2008-06-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 you can't extend the constitution to dead men. Just saying. No prisoners

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-06-13 06:22|| 2008-06-13 06:22|| Front Page Top

#2 This is awful, but enemy combatants still have to show cause, viz release. Most won't be able to do that. Frankly, I would have done exactly what military justice did to the Germans who were caught in US uniforms during the Battle of the Bulge: summary judgment and quick battle field execution by firing squad.

http://supremecourtus.gov/opinions/07pdf/06-1195.pdf

Scalia's dissent is worth a look.

Posted by McZoid 2008-06-13 07:26|| 2008-06-13 07:26|| Front Page Top

#3 All this really does is generate more billable hours for attorneys on the government payroll. No district court judge is going to release a pow (Clinton appointees excepted). They just have to listen to a bunch of argument before saying, No.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-06-13 08:22|| 2008-06-13 08:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Nimble, You seem awfully sure about that. I see these judges cutting many if not all of these people loose.

Posted by Hellfish 2008-06-13 08:36|| 2008-06-13 08:36|| Front Page Top

#5 Would those be the same Advocate Judges who consider themselves 'Princes of the United States' able to proclaim edicts in the form of 'findings'?

Those Judges?

I'm sure Am-Nasy International and CAIR are drooling over this. Just doing their part to advance the Jihad.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-06-13 08:47|| 2008-06-13 08:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Deguello is now the Supreme Court enforced policy.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-06-13 10:34|| 2008-06-13 10:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Hold and interrogate them in small and secret locations, then dump them into the middle of the ocean from great hight.

End of problem.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-06-13 10:59|| 2008-06-13 10:59|| Front Page Top

#8 The behavior of Lawyers and Judges is one of the five reasons I see the United States having another revolution within the next ten years, just behind taxes and government "regulation", and ahead of earmarks and corruption.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-06-13 13:54|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-06-13 13:54|| Front Page Top

#9 Are you talking about the Terrorists or the Justices Darth?

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-06-13 13:59|| 2008-06-13 13:59|| Front Page Top

#10 Someone mentions "revolution." That happens when a majority is oppressed. I could see an Obama government alienating 80% of the population. As for the Euros, they are de-nationalizing while the Muslims are using human rights laws to build up their "ummah" (community). There could be national revolutions in Europe.

Posted by McZoid 2008-06-13 15:36|| 2008-06-13 15:36|| Front Page Top

#11 "Sergeant!"

"Yes, LT?"

"The word just came down. We gotta' get Muji-612 ready to go."

"I'm sorry, LT. I can't do that."

"Why not?"

"Because Muji-612 is gone, sir."

"Whattaya' mean, he's gone?"

"He's gone, LT."

"I see...very good then. Carry on, Sergeant."

"Yes, sir. Carrying on, sir."

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2008-06-13 18:52|| fots.cdgroup.org]">[fots.cdgroup.org] 2008-06-13 18:52|| Front Page Top

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