Maybe we can get President Obama to lock up Fred Phelps.

Isn't there even a possible limit of some type? Under this type of plan we could have a geriatrics wing of the military prison and still no limits. We can and should have at least a practical working plan. Forever without any real determinant isn't the way thing have worked in this country. If it is a life sentence then just say it. Do something that politicians(sorry) are reluctant to do, Commit!

If the Appeals court in VA ruled that this way 5-4 I'd put solid money on the Supreme court overturning it 5-4...

That appeals court is one of the most right wing and if they were divided I think its probably a lock that Justice Kennedy will vote to overrule this...

Pathetic.

This is just plain sad. Why is this man still President again?

I agree with Rob, I'd be shocked if the Supreme Court didn't over turn this ridiculous decision, especially after some of their recent decisions.

There, I hope that soothes the ruffled feathers of all the righty turds on here who were whining about the recent SCOTUS decision.

You can now stop pissing yourselves.

god damn activist judges, oh wait their conservatives? they got this one correct

signed

the right

Why would anyone want to detain the military?

Signed,
Emily Latella

Oz--the link disappeared.

What civilians? Are they foreigners or US citizens?

And they still have to have probable cause--file or alledge charges of some kind.

And someone STILL doesn't fear Bush will declare elections un-American, inviting "terrorists." Between that and the Dow 500 UNDER where Clinton left it, someone STILL opposes impeachment? herm

"Maybe we can get President Obama to lock up Fred Phelps"
Great idea!

"Court OKs Indefinite Military Detentions"???
The court didn't "OK" anything. They agreed with the law.

the Dow 500 UNDER where Clinton left it, someone STILL opposes impeachment? herm

You want to impeach Bush because the DOW went down?

I don't get it!

Actually, I agree with RobAhole on this one. Depending on the logic used to support the decision, the more moderate SC may well overturn the ruling. In general, the tide has been turning against GWB's unlimited war on terror for quite some time now.
While I do disagree with GWBs slash and burn policy, nonetheless the problem always will remain as to how to deal with identified terrorists sympathizers in our midst in Constitutionally acceptable manner.

"While I do disagree with GWBs slash and burn policy, nonetheless the problem always will remain as to how to deal with identified terrorists sympathizers in our midst in Constitutionally acceptable manner."

Charge them with crimes. Try them. Sentence them. The same as we have done for 200 years.

Send 'em to Texas, tell them there are Korans in the house next to what's his name's house, and have him shoot 'em in the back. That's the American way.

"""This decision means the president can pick up any person in the country citizen or legal resident and lock them up for years without the most basic safeguard in the Constitution, the right to a criminal trial,-- Mr. Hafetz said."""

...and justice for all.

I guess Bush better hurry up if he is going to do away with all that hate him.

send them back to the country they were captured
in and watch them squeal all the way back.

I just hope that the lying recruiters who tell gullible kids that they'd be in for a finite period do point out that it MIGHT be an infinite period.

As for blaming Bush for a Dow that's STILL (at the end of today) 500 points under where Clinton left it in 200, whom would YOU blame? herm

200? Add a zero. You knew that. herm

all the next potential Prez has to do is remember the bill of rights ~ not just the bill of what's left ~ this coming Nov & we might have our "democrazy" back again someday in the next 4 years or so:>)

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The Arbusto Administration sent out a press release to comfort the ditto-heads:

Democracy? What Democracy? We don't need no stinkin' democracy. We can do what we wannnnnnt (said with a triple Z snap for emphasis).

The bad news: So what? Detain a citizen forever without proper due process? Who cares? They were probably going to do something bad, very bad, sooner or later. Right?

The good news: There's good news?

I didn't see anywhere where it said CITIZENS.

Typical of the left to confuse such minor points.

Stop you whining.

rwd

god damn activist judges, oh wait their conservatives? they got this one correct

signed

the right

Posted by truthhurts

The president has had that power for many, many years. This ain't new shit.

I didn't see anywhere where it said CITIZENS.

Typical of the left to confuse such minor points.

Stop you whining.

rwd

Posted by rightwingdon at 2008-07-16 09:36 PM | Reply |

from the article:

"""This decision means the president can pick up any person in the country citizen or legal resident and lock them up for years without the most basic safeguard in the Constitution, the right to a criminal trial,-- Mr. Hafetz said."""

You truly are a retarded sack of shit.

I didn't see anywhere where it said CITIZENS.

No it didn't. It said ANYONE who is deemed a threat, or might be a threat, may be detained. NO time limit, and given the number of people who disappear every year, it's quite possible no one would miss you.

As for Good News - well the judges were all over the place on this one so it is ripe for appeal.

It's an interesting decision. The 5 judges were all Republican, the 4 dissenting were Democrats. The decision says he has the right to challenge his detention, but Bush has the right to hold him indefinitely. It's very odd "logic" used by the judges that overturned the lower court's ruling.

Al-Marri was under criminal process when Bush intervened and had him swept up and detained, declaring him an "enemy combatant."

From the decision:

We would also grant al-Marri habeas relief. Even assuming the truth of the Governments allegations, they provide no basis for treating al-Marri as an enemy combatant or as anything other than a civilian. This does not mean that al-Marri, or similarly situated American citizens, would have to be freed.

So if there is no basis to hold al-Marri, or similarly situated American citizens, they would not have to be freed, no matter what the Habeas challenge finds.

Dictator Bush? Dictator obama?

this is nuts!

got be nice to all cops nows (& the fake ones, too:>)

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