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And, yes, I DO take it personally: Let the battles about the Military Commissions Act begin!
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Thursday, November 02, 2006

Let the battles about the Military Commissions Act begin!

the only battle i'd REALLY like to see is the one to overturn this despicable and shameful piece of legislation...
Attorneys for captives in the Guantanamo Bay military prison asked a federal appeals court yesterday to reject a provision of the new military-commission law that strips hundreds of detainees of their right to challenge their detention in U.S. courts.

The lawyers, joined by a group of retired judges from both political parties, argued that the United States cannot indefinitely imprison foreign nationals in a military prison without charging them with crimes and deny them the chance to test the evidence against them in the U.S. justice system.

this could be interesting, assuming the courts can summon the huevos to stand foursquare behind our constitution, the bill of rights, and united states treaty obligations...

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