Ludgood Throws In Towel
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The Associated Press
Published: Thu, June 12, 2008 - 11:03 am
Last Updated: Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 11:06 am
Last Updated: Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 11:06 am
administration a third setback in how it treats foreign terrorism
suspects being held indefinitely at Guantanamo Bay.
In a 5-4 decision, the court has ruled that the detainees have
the constitutional right to challenge their detention in U.S.
civilian courts. In writing for the majority, Justice Anthony
Kennedy says "the laws and Constitution are designed to survive,
and remain in force, in extraordinary times."
The court also says that the classification and review processs
that the government has in place for the detainees is not a
sufficient substitute for the civilian judicial system.
Chief Justice John Roberts, one of the four to vote in the
minority, is sharply critical of his colleagues for striking down
what he calls "the most generous set of procedural protections
ever afforded aliens detained by this country as enemy
combatants."
It is not immediately clear whether the ruling will lead to
prompt hearings for the detainees, some of whom have been held more
than six years.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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How is it that non-citizens ,in this case foreign combatants, have the same rights under the Constitution as U. S. citizens? These are people who are trying to kill all of us and destroy this country. You would not see Americans being afforded the same protection and rights in those other nations. They would be executed as enemies of the state. This is a fine example of the Liberal thinking that will destroy America from within.