Court Impacts Anti-Terrorism Strategy

sbl_admin · 06-12-2007, 07:24 AM

A divided panel from a conservative federal appeals court delivered a harsh rebuke to the Bush administration's anti-terrorism strategy Monday, ruling that U.S. residents cannot be locked up indefinitely as "enemy combatants" without being charged.

joepole · 06-12-2007, 08:56 AM

Good. An attack on the Constitution from the inside is much more of a threat than any attack on our country from the outside. The idea that the Executive branch can suspend Habeas Corpus (If Lincoln can't get away with it when there's a war blazing on our own soil why did Bush think he could when there isn't?) is ludicrous.

LateNight · 06-12-2007, 10:27 AM

You better watch out there Joe.. someone might be determine that you are an "enemy combatant" and then we'd never hear from you again !!

joepole · 06-12-2007, 10:37 AM

Exactly. "I'm a citizen" should always be an airtight defense against being excluded from Constitutional protections

LateNight · 06-12-2007, 11:23 AM

And if Big Brother wasn't watching, I'd agree with you 100%

06-12-2007, 07:24 AM	#1
sbl_admin Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 1,965 Rep Power: 273	Court Impacts Anti-Terrorism Strategy A divided panel from a conservative federal appeals court delivered a harsh rebuke to the Bush administration's anti-terrorism strategy Monday, ruling that U.S. residents cannot be locked up indefinitely as "enemy combatants" without being charged.

06-12-2007, 08:56 AM	#2
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 272	Good. An attack on the Constitution from the inside is much more of a threat than any attack on our country from the outside. The idea that the Executive branch can suspend Habeas Corpus (If Lincoln can't get away with it when there's a war blazing on our own soil why did Bush think he could when there isn't?) is ludicrous.

06-12-2007, 10:27 AM	#3
LateNight SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,609 Rep Power: 281	You better watch out there Joe.. someone might be determine that you are an "enemy combatant" and then we'd never hear from you again !!

06-12-2007, 10:37 AM	#4
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 272	Exactly. "I'm a citizen" should always be an airtight defense against being excluded from Constitutional protections

06-12-2007, 11:23 AM	#5
LateNight SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,609 Rep Power: 281	And if Big Brother wasn't watching, I'd agree with you 100%

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