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| India-Pakistan |
| 14 SC judges put under house arrest |
| 2007-11-05 |
| Fourteen Supreme Court (SC) judges, who refused to take oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) promulgated by President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday, have been detained at their residences, sources in the judiciary told Daily Times. A senior lawyer claimed that security personnel surrounded the houses of all such judges. Their telephone landlines and mobile phones had also been blocked. Sacked chief justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry reportedly had no access to newspapers or television. Security personnel ringed the Lahore home of Supreme Court judge Khalilur Rehman Ramday, who had been hearing challenges to President MusharrafÂ’s October 6 re-election, AFP reported. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 If she tried to retain power after a defeat and after the Electoral College confirmed her successor, she would not be the CINC, therefore her orders are not legal and WILL not be obeyed. |
| Posted by: Rich W 2007-11-05 21:46 |
| #8 regardless of their pledge to obey their CINC. "I, (state your name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. (So help me God)." Defend the Constitution first, and only then obey the CINC, if it's a lawful order. |
| Posted by: Steve 2007-11-05 20:31 |
| #7 Everyone is assuming Hillary will get elected. She has to win the nomination for the Democrat party first. Now, if she doesn't get that, I can see her not playing fair and running a 3rd party candidacy to avenge those primary defeats but if she is elected as Prez and decides to stay beyond her mandate there is a little thing called the American Military that would most likely intercede regardless of their pledge to obey their CINC. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-11-05 10:10 |
| #6 The reason I don't think Hillary will give up the power is because I just don't think she will be able to. Don't forget, she and her husband already volunteered to stay in power during the Gore debacle of 2000. Can you imagine the turmoil that would have thrown us into? Once she grasps control, I don't think she will be willing to give it up without a serious fight. Anyhow, I think she's like Musharraf, you know what you are getting when you vote for them. Hillary is all about the power. She takes campaign cash from illegal sources, she is ruthless against her enemies and she doesn't believe she has to play by the rules. She won't go away quietly if she gets the power. She's already showing serious signs of paranoia. Having a president who refuses to leave office can happen here, just like it can happen anywhere. It's just never happened before. |
| Posted by: Unutle McGurque8861 2007-11-05 09:48 |
| #5 When GWB was elected, they said judges who didn't agree with the president would be thrown off the court and possibly jailed. And they were right! /instyman |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-11-05 08:49 |
| #4 When I think of today's societal gravediggers, Stevens, Souter, Breyer, and Ruth Buzzi Ginsburg naturally come to mind. |
| Posted by: Galactic Coordinator Shins1195 2007-11-05 07:11 |
| #3 Musharraf is using domestic security problems as a cover for his assault against the rule of law and the advancement of his self-interest. Under his rule Pakistan has made only token attempts to suppress the activities of Islamic extremists. Those efforts will not become more vigorous if he succeeds in stifling legitimate dissent and sidelining his political adversaries (who also have no love for the country's radical elements). Three major scenarios seem likely now: 1. Under the threat of loss of foreign aid, in a relatively brief period the Musharraf regime relaxes this order. 2. Musharraf strengthens his hold on the country's institutions, eventually with the covert support of foreign governments that prefer to deal with the "devil they know". 2a. He later hands off power to a successor backed by the military. 2b. Elections are held with strong international monitoring. 3. Assassination will lead to the overthrow of the Musharraf regime. In this case multinational forces will be charged with securing the nation's nuclear assets with the Chinese taking the lead. A provisional government led by Benazir Bhutto will take charge. 2b is the best realistic outcome. Preparations are already being made behind the scenes in dealing with the nightmares which would stem from 3. |
| Posted by: Oscar Hupereth1535 2007-11-05 05:07 |
| #2 take note of events. If Hillary gets elected, we will get to see the same events unfolding here. Once in power, that woman will NEVER give it up. Just like Mushy and all of the other tyrants people like this don't give it up willingly. The crown has to be wrestled from them as they are kicking and screaming and dragged from the stage with their fingernails digging into the floor boards as they try to claw their way back up on stage. |
| Posted by: Unutle McGurque8861 2007-11-05 04:51 |
| #1 If authorities had arrested the SCOTUS Taney court in 1857, after the "Dred Scot" atrocity, then a lot of gravediggers might have been out of work. |
| Posted by: McZoid 2007-11-05 03:33 |