"Congress badly needs to reconsider"

yes, it most definitely does...

Stripping the courts of habeas jurisdiction over Guantanamo was a profoundly foolish step to stop judicial review of an administration whose behavior has repeatedly illustrated the crucial importance of such oversight. Virtually every step the administration has taken toward a fairer and more open system for the detention and prosecution of enemy combatants has come as the result of pressure, direct and indirect, of litigation. The decision to respond to the Supreme Court's rebuke by, among other things, sharply limiting judicial review disabled the one mechanism that has consistently pushed policy in a constructive direction. Congress badly needs to reconsider.

without a doubt, our nation is facing perhaps the most serious constitutional crisis in its history, and the real battle has yet to be joined...

George W. Bush's assertion of unlimited presidential powers was dealt a blow in the November elections, but the battle for the future of the American Republic will be fought out in the months ahead. Bush and his neoconservative advisers are politically wounded, but that will only make them more desperate.

the next two weeks will be relatively quiet, with most people taking time to enjoy the holidays, their families, and to focus on the things that give real meaning to our lives... my wish for the new year, however, is that, as a nation, we finally come to grips with the reality that those in charge are criminals, and that they cannot be allowed to continue in office... that is my wish, that is my hope, that is my deepest desire...

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