Supreme Court disses Bush
You can find analyses of yesterday's Hamdan v. Rumsfeld decision by Eugene Volokh, or as a dialogue between Slate's Dahlia Lithwick and Walter Dellinger. As far as I can tell, the main result here is that detainees in Guantanamo need to be treated according to the rules of the Geneva Convention. Good job, Checks and Balances.
posted by Adam Villani @ 6/30/2006 10:50:00 AM
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I'll let the lawyers and justices make the legal arguments, but I believe that the USA needs to make every effort to conduct itself by the highest standards in the Global War on Terror in order to demonstrate that democratic principles needn't be held in abeyance to win a war for those principles. It's one thing to beat an opponent who fights dirty by fighting dirty yourself, but if you can beat a dirty opponent while keeping your own reputation unsullied, then you can win with honor and--- strategically--- win the war of ideas as well.
Yes, I know that in wartime the President needs certain powers, and that expediencies must be taken. Instead of using those privileges judiciously, he uses the GWOT as an excuse to take any liberty he pleases with prisoners, civil liberties, etc. He's a reckless leader and I'm glad to see the Supreme Court rein him in.
I'm with you, Adam. Well-said.
The movie "Road to Guantanamo" has been accused of offering a skewed version of the ugliness of Gitmo, but should make any viewer realize the flaws in the administration's handling of the enemy combatants.
Somehow, Stephen Colbert was able to find the humor in the insanity:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3IXw8c2wzk
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