Court gives Gitmo Detainees more rights

[Baron1710]

The Court got it wrong in the opinion they released today.

I am looking forward to reading Justice Roberts dissent.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080612/...tus_guantanamo

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

[DividedThigh]

what a bunch of bunk, the constitution is for us, not them, david suitor i am sure is happy since he thinks we should be bound by laws from other places, what a nut, dt

[Baron1710]

The following statement says it all.

"One cannot help but think, after surveying the modest practical results of the majority’s ambitious opinion, that this decision is not really about the detainees at all, but about control of federal policy regarding enemy combatants." ROBERTS, C. J., dissenting

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

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

The way I see it, something had to be done, for the sake of being humane.

Some of these "enemy combatants" are truly our enemies, keeping them in a cage does not serve the interests of justice. They should be tried, found guilty and executed QUICKLY. If our govt was more proactive in hadling these people then this would never have been an issue in the first place.

Some of these detainees are not "enemy combatants" at all. If your neighbor who wants your land decides to give a Soldier a "tip", branding you as an insurgent, then there is a pretty good chance that "reason" will be found for you to be scooped up and carted away-- by us or most likely by the host nation's fledgling military who does not have the controls of justice and fairness that is present in our system. These humans deserve justice too.

The ruling may be an attempt to bring some closure for this debacle.

If it was up to this military guy, all pows would be killed. Less trouble and hassle. I don't mean this in a cruel way, just business.

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by 1399

The way I see it, something had to be done, for the sake of being humane.

Some of these "enemy combatants" are truly our enemies, keeping them in a cage does not serve the interests of justice. They should be tried, found guilty and executed QUICKLY. If our govt was more proactive in hadling these people then this would never have been an issue in the first place.

Some of these detainees are not "enemy combatants" at all. If your neighbor who wants your land decides to give a Soldier a "tip", branding you as an insurgent, then there is a pretty good chance that "reason" will be found for you to be scooped up and carted away-- by us or most likely by the host nation's fledgling military who does not have the controls of justice and fairness that is present in our system. These humans deserve justice too.

The ruling may be an attempt to bring some closure for this debacle.

If it was up to this military guy, all pows would be killed. Less trouble and hassle. I don't mean this in a cruel way, just business.

So you think they are entitled to more than a military tribunal? Are you entitled to more than that?

[Aquila]

The error here is that too many "Christians" have fallen into the lie that supposes that the Constitution gives us our rights. The Constitution only protects our rights. Our actual rights are given by God and are human rights. We, being human beings, have a right to justice. Charge them and try them or let them go. You cannot round up human beings and hold them indefinitely. We are America...we used to oppose this kind of thing in the name of human rights. Now we're doing it.

The fascists have taken over our political system and our minds. They have brow beaten us into accepting whatever they do because they call themselves "conservatives". Rubbish.

Charge these prisoners, try them, and sentence them. We can't just go around incarcerating people indefinitely.

[DividedThigh]

anyone that believes that the courts can bestow the rights of american citizens on foreign combatants, is a nut, my opinion, dt

[DividedThigh]

Originally Posted by Aquila

The error here is that too many "Christians" have fallen into the lie that supposes that the Constitution gives us our rights. The Constitution only protects our rights. Our actual rights are given by God and are human rights. We, being human beings, have a right to justice. Charge them and try them or let them go. You cannot round up human beings and hold them indefinitely. We are America...we used to oppose this kind of thing in the name of human rights. Now we're doing it.

The fascists have taken over our political system and our minds. They have brow beaten us into accepting whatever they do because they call themselves "conservatives". Rubbish.

Charge these prisoners, try them, and sentence them. We can't just go around incarcerating people indefinitely.

can we arrange to have them put you in gitmo, might be a nice vacation for you, dt just kidding

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

The Court got it wrong in the opinion they released today.

I am looking forward to reading Justice Roberts dissent.

This is what I've been waiting for.

[DividedThigh]

me three, dt