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The Supreme Court has ruled that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the U.S. Constitution to challenge their detention in civilian courts.

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    berkeley1 year, 6 months ago

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    scalia actually believes we're going to die because a few people might get their day in court. that leaves congress with no choice but to impeach him.

    does this ruling only apply to guantanamo? what about the dozens of other secret prisons or prison ships?

    and the fact that this was a 5-4 vote reminds us of the importance of this presidential election. reporters might want to ask mccain who he would nominate.

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    Teech1 year, 6 months ago

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    And surprise! Dumbya announced in Rome that he "doesn't agree with the decision" and that he will have to "come home and study it."

    Study it? Has he learned to read yet? Has the ruling been illustrated yet? He's also preaching the same "we're not safe" mantra again. If Scalia believes we are due for another 9/11 incident it is because of factors that are beyond our control. No nation on Earth can be totally immune from some form of attack no matter how big their military or how vigilant they are. If it happens, perhaps this time we'll deal with the country where the perpetrators actually came from! (9/11? They were Saudis, not Iraqis....Ooops, invaded the wrong country. Damn, don't you hate it when that happens?)

    Life has its risks. I'd prefer to minimize mine under rule of Constitutional law as opposed to Bushtapo tactics.

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    disraeli1 year, 6 months ago

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    FTA

    Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the court, said, "The laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times."

    The Bush administration does not seem to grasp this simple truth. Perhaps now they will or they will be forced to.

    In truth why should it take a Supreme Court ruling to force this president to recognize that human rights are not the property of the state, they are the property of the individual. In a civilized country they are not to be taken from the individual by the state.

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    1-2-Oscar1 year, 6 months ago

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    It took nearly seven years for the Court to hear such an appeal, but when they finally did they got it right. They usually do.

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      walden31 year, 6 months ago

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      This is good news. Either give them the rights of POWs or charge them and try them. We just can't hold people forever.

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      fishifanb1 year, 6 months ago

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      "In dissent, Chief Justice John Roberts criticized his colleagues for striking down what he called "the most generous set of procedural protections ever afforded aliens detained by this country as enemy combatants."

      So far as I know "enemy combatants" is a term that was coined by this administration. Of course these procedures were the most generous. They were the only ones!

      If this is what passes for logic in the highest court of the land then we are all in real trouble. Thank goodness Roberts wound up in the minority on this one.

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      TrueProgressive1 year, 6 months ago

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      In every age, you get morons like BB who would trash our liberties and civilization just for a few machismo ya-ya's. Fifty years ago the lunatic right's claim was we were fighting "Godless communists" whom the constitutional framers never envisioned. The only reasons we've had no further terrorist attacks here is pure luck and a lack of coordination or command among would-be terrorists. But a terrorist can strike at any time. Nothing can be done about that, especially trashing our liberties and dignities. Only a scared lunatic would claim otherwise.

      Beyond that, Scalia is a very scary man. Putting him on a court whose job is to protect the Constitution is like installing Al Capone as Secretary of the Treasury. Scalia is a radical Catholic, a true Cardinal Richelieu. Scalia hates the ideas of liberty and freedom, unless it's his own to oppress others. He hates the Constitution, especially the Fourth Amendment. He's a real insult to justice.

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      TrueProgressive1 year, 6 months ago

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      fishifanb, Roberts is the classic right wing good ol' boy. He's Bush, only with better articulation skills and a judical robe. But he's also an epileptic. That gives me hope he'll have to leave the court for health reasons, and that'll give Obama more appointments which will mean more chances to isolate Scalia and his stooges, Alito and Thomas. (Knowing the right wing, they'll probably prop Roberts' corpse up on the bench to keep alive the appearance he's a functioning judge.)

      And ani, please go back on your meds.

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        tkyrchncs1 year, 6 months ago

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        YAY! YAY! YAY! THREE CHEERS FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE COURT!!!!!

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          cleare1 year, 6 months ago

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          i am very proud of this court decision. it was clear to me from the outset that 9/11 was a criminal act of murder, not a "war" crime.

          the "terrorists" complicit with 9/11 should have been tried in US Federal Courts long ago, even WITH all the protections of the constitution, they would probably have been found guilty and would either have been executed or sent to a high security federal pen, with a roomie named spike.

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          getreal11 year, 6 months ago

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          Justice wears a blindfold and carries a double edge sword. there has been many a person to be guilty and walk away and there has been many an innocent to be found guilty. Our system of justice is supposed to allow a person to prove they are innocent. 911 was horrible, just as the bombing of Pearl Harbor. America has to practice what it preaches when it comes to holding on to our freedoms. Freedom and justice for all. If they are guilty, then let the trials begin. If innocent then they should be happy that our way of justice will set them free. Hopefully the guilty ones will be punished and the ones that are innocent will be happy it was our laws they were govern by. There are other countries that would put them to death without a trial.

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          Wolfie20071 year, 6 months ago

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          Activist judges are the bane of our Constitution. This ruling is in conflict with not only the US Constitution but with Geneva Convention and other treaties.

          Btw, Guantanamo is not part of the United States we lease it from Cuba.

          I for one am not willing to pay for lawyers for these creeps. These trails would take years and cost billions and still end with death sentences.

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          TrueProgressive1 year, 6 months ago

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          Hey BB, watch out, there's a terrorist under your bed.

          Otherwise, those who are mentally unchallenged, and that excludes you, Codi and Wolfie, understand that you have a far greater risk of dying in your automobile than you do from anything a terrorist does.

          And getreal, nice comment. Understand, "death without trial" is exactly what the regressive cretins here want America to become.

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          canadianrancher571 year, 6 months ago

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          I was reading the coments to another story the other day where people were stating that the constitution was created with rights given by God and this idea was supported by many consevative minded people. Now using this logic does it not mean that the rights granted American citizens would not include all of the other people in the world. Just something to think about.

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          dandydebwhitener1 year, 6 months ago

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          bush should be in jail,did he fool you into voteing for him?We are our brothers keeper and bush is no keeper,the only GOD he knows is himself...he has hurt the U.S.A and its people,and you fooled people think he a GODLY MAN---YOU WERE FOOLED,,IF you like bush you will love mccane

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          Hobe1 year, 6 months ago

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          Supreme Court Justices Rule Terror Suspects Can Appeal inâ;¦

          Sad day for America, a really bad Decision by the Supreme Court.

          These Islamic Terrorist Murders are responsible for Killing over 3,000 Innocent American civilians In New Your City. This is a War issue and should be dealt with accordingly.

          Just ask the family members who lost Loved one's in this Coward disgraceful act.

          How sad....

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          Hobe1 year, 6 months ago

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          Supreme Court Justices Rule Terror Suspects Can Appeal inâ;¦

          Sad day for America, a really bad Decision by the Supreme Court.

          These Islamic Terrorist Murders are responsible for Killing over 3,000 Innocent American civilians In New Your City. This is a War issue and should be dealt with accordingly.

          Just ask the family members who lost Loved one's in this Coward disgraceful act.

          How sad....

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          ghengisghan1 year, 6 months ago

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          The # 1 rule of engagement should now be shoot any terrorist dead in the field, screw taking them prisoners even if they "give up" .

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          Poulenc1 year, 6 months ago

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          Walden, above, re the authoritarian paradox you mention, that authoritarians decry strong centralized power even as they enthrone it...

          ...it's really a matter of the KIND or stripe of power, isn't it?

          As in, my god is better than yours (god being the ultimate example of centralized authority).

          Liberals are spooky to the authoritarian brotherhood because they're inclined to place the individual above the group, fairness over loyalty....

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          Poulenc1 year, 6 months ago

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          Ghengis: "...shoot any terrorist dead in the field..."

          Of course, we'll know that these folks are terrorists because their t-shirts will identify them as such, right?

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          Poulenc1 year, 6 months ago

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          Locky, there's a difference between encouraging and supporting a collective effort and believing that the will (and destiny)--ultimately, the rights--of the group trumps that or those of the individual.

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          tanglang1 year, 6 months ago

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          Another stupid ass decision by people who should not be on the bench to start with.

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