Guantanamo Teach-In

what a terrific idea...! maybe, just maybe, this could be the start of the national debate we so desperately need as our constitution is being shredded in front of our very eyes...

Seton Hall University School of Law

The Guantanamo Teach-In: The Constitution, the Rule of Law and the Role of Lawyers

On October 5th, academic institutions across the United States will join together in the first national effort to study the unprecedented action of our Government in indefinitely detaining at least 517 individuals claimed to be "enemy combatants" but not "prisoners of war." The Constitution, the Rule of Law and the Role of Lawyers will explore, in Teach-In format, the legal, political, and moral implications of the Detention Center at the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

While all Americans agree on the need to deal effectively with the threat of terrorism, it is increasingly clear that few of the so-called "enemy combatants" at Guantanamo continue to pose a threat to the United States, if they ever did. A group of attorneys dedicated to the rule of law has long struggled to secure for the detainees the rudiments of American due process -- a fair hearing before impartial judges. The Guantanamo Teach-in will be your opportunity to understand, participate in, and critique these efforts.

(thanks to jeralyn at talkleft...)

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