Democrats praise the Supreme Court ruling that gives suspected terrorists held by the U.S. military at Guantanamo Bay the right to challenge their detention in federal court.
Barack Obama praised the 5-4 ruling that allows terrorists awaiting military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay to appeal their cases to U.S. civilian courts.
“The court’s decision is a rejection of the Bush administration’s attempt to create a legal black hole at Guantanamo — yet another failed policy supported by John McCain,” Obama said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) praised the Court for “uphold[ing] the constitution of the United States” and reiterated her desire to see Gitmo shut down.
Other Democrats quickly followed suit after the court ruled 5-4 that the U.S. military lacks the legal authority to prosecute as many as 300 prisoners. The detainees sued the government to contest their imprisonment and the current rules used to try them in military tribunals.
“Today’s Supreme Court decision in Boumediene v. Bush is a stinging rebuke of the Bush administration’s flawed detention policies,” said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), “and a vindication for those who have also argued from the beginning that it was unwise as well as unconstitutional.”
The issue has often spilled over from the courts into the legislative branch. In 2006, Congress passed a law limiting the court jurisdiction to hear similar types of challenges.
“Time after time,” says Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), “the Supreme Court has rebuffed the administration’s attempts to undermine the Constitution.”
Senator Lindsey Graham(R- SC) on the decision:
“The American people are going to wake up tomorrow and be shocked to hear that a member of Al Qaeda has the same constitutional rights as an American citizen,” said Graham.
“[Even] the Nazis never had that right.”
Nothing more to be said… Democrats support our enemies. To hell with the strict enforcement of the Constitution.
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To be a democrat you have to enjoy getting people killed. 3 to 5 million in Southeast Asia, thousands around the world since 1979 (Dimmy’s surrender) by their friends the terrorists and 3,000 on 9-11 by their friends the terrorists hasn’t fazed them, they want more blood on their hands. Too gutless to kill someone yourself, set it up so the crazies of the world do it for you.
That ruling was not only outrageous, but incredibly dangerous. That picture is hilarious though!
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