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2008-07-03 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Steve White 2008-07-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Here perhaps is the most troubling and substantive part of negative Bush ledger (excluding fiscal insanity and bizarre hostility to the rule of law and fairness in immigration).

It's not just the literally unbelievable fiasco unfolding - the utterly despicable outlaws of jihadi terrorism not being brought to justice after years and years of delay - it's the potentially lasting damage to the US constitutional system.

Treaty power as the province of the executive (with Senate consent). Gone (see Hamdan). Oh - common sense pretty much out the window, too. When an illustration is needed of "making shit up", the majority's ludicrous crap WRT Common Article 3 should be the standard reference.

Executive discretion in war-making, and ennumerated powers of the legislative branch in limiting court jurisdiction. Gone (see Boumedienne).

Will the (brain-dead, whining, clueless, unworthy) public actually get upset if KSM is released, ya think? Would that unimaginable debacle stir the administration to do something?

Even though the race-hustling, ignorant, arrogant twink from Chicago will likely lose to his unimpressive opponent, much of this damage is done. McCain's tough but seems to excel at shredding the constitution, not protecting it (in a governmental, not military, role).

Are we five years from the earliest possibility of having an adult in charge again?

With Gates and Rice as players, it is not possible to imagine a thoughtful or sensible solution to emerge. Barf. Happy Fourth of July, chumps.

Posted by Verlaine 2008-07-03 00:44|| 2008-07-03 00:44|| Front Page Top

#2 subcontract out to Dostum

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-07-03 06:34|| 2008-07-03 06:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Close gitmo, the prison and the base and then build refugee facilities. Then remove the border wall and barriers and mines.

Then hope the Cuba government falls the way the Eastern Block nations did when entire populations tried to escape.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-07-03 10:42|| 2008-07-03 10:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Then Gitmo would be a word that equaled freedom rather than the tainted rep it has now (earned or not one must admit it's a bad name around the world).

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-07-03 10:43|| 2008-07-03 10:43|| Front Page Top

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