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2008-12-19 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Steve White 2008-12-19 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Congress has the Constitutional authority to remove the federal courts from reviewing their next version of the process, if they want to. It's a question of 'will'.

Posted by P2k on holiday 2008-12-19 09:34|| 2008-12-19 09:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Yep, Steve, the SCOTUS performance on these matters has essentially destroyed the legitimacy of the constitutional process, if viewed honestly. So bad that even Chief Justice Roberts essentially denounced his own court as acting in bad faith. Yet Bush meekly complied, instead of protecting the constitution by refusing to comply, lighting a fire, and putting the court's dereliction in clear relief (heck, even making it an issue on anyone's radar screen).

Nice how mindlessly the BBC and others focus on the facility, as opposed to the fundamental issue, the legal issues. As if "closing" a part of Gitmo does anything about the fundamental issues.

P2K, while you're correct, I believe Congress and the Executive have already blinked (can't recall if it was this particular issue) - didn't they already write the courts out of an issue not long ago, only to have SCOTUS arrogantly continue to meddle?

Posted by Verlaine 2008-12-19 12:40|| 2008-12-19 12:40|| Front Page Top

#3 they could send them all too Berkely

Posted by rabid whitetail 2008-12-19 15:40|| 2008-12-19 15:40|| Front Page Top

#4 We could just move them about fifty nautical miles due south of Gitmo.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2008-12-19 20:30|| 2008-12-19 20:30|| Front Page Top

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