[kane544]

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/03/28/guantanamo-powers060328.html

 

[Wild Fragaria]

It's better now than later.  I wonder what took them so long.

[karajorma]

To be honest I'm kind of surprised someone hasn't brought a private prosecution against George Bush for kidnap.

[aldo_14]

Wartime?

[Goober5000]

Oceania is at war with terrorism.  Oceania has always been at war with terrorism.

[karajorma]

Wartime?

I doubt he could make it stick. Besides that will only protect him as long as he is actually president. His defence would be harder once he's out of office cause he could have documents to support his spurious claims mysteriously declassified.

[aldo_14]

Wartime?

I doubt he could make it stick. Besides that will only protect him as long as he is actually president. His defence would be harder once he's out of office cause he could have documents to support his spurious claims mysteriously declassified.

No, I mean, wartime?

[Black Wolf]

I loathe this entire process - how is it not seen as the ridiculous double standard that it is? Bush has given himself extraordinary powers because it's "a time of war", but the Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners of war doesn't apply to captured prisoners? Do something you lazy ****ing americans! Revolt or some ****!

[redmenace]

You cannot "ask" the supreme court to limit powers. They are not a legislator. They are there to interpret the law as it is written nothing more nothing less. They should do this without passion or prejudice; without political or philosophical bias.

[vyper]

Who said they wouldn't?

[karajorma]

You can however get them to declare the presidents actions as illegal every single time he does something which basically amounts to the same thing.

Who said they wouldn't?

Bush's supporters in a pre-emptive strike for when he is found to have acted illegally.

Expect to hear a lot of complaints about activist judges etc in the near future despite the fact that the Republicans actually appointed the majority of the current supreme court. 

[redmenace]

No, it is the title of the article and this thread really bugs me. The word use ask seems to imply that they could be pursuaded to limit the presidency regaurdless of what the say states. And their track record isn't very good as far as sticking to what the constitution says. Example would be Bush vs. Gore(believe me, there was no federal issue; it was completely partisan stupidity) and the Kalo Case and eminent domain.

[Annorax]

You can however get them to declare the presidents actions as illegal every single time he does something which basically amounts to the same thing.

Who said they wouldn't?

Bush's supporters in a pre-emptive strike for when he is found to have acted illegally.

Expect to hear a lot of complaints about activist judges etc in the near future despite the fact that the Republicans actually appointed the majority of the current supreme court. 

Does it matter if they find that he's acted illegally? It's not like he can be prosecuted while he's in office. The sad thing is he's the kind of president who would declare martial law to stay in office forever.

[Mars]

This most likely doesn't matter to any of you, but I don't think any other president has made being a Christian look so bad. I think he belives controling the world is his God-given right.

[karajorma]

Does it matter if they find that he's acted illegally? It's not like he can be prosecuted while he's in office. The sad thing is he's the kind of president who would declare martial law to stay in office forever.

It's not about prosecuting him. It's about the fact that if the supreme court rule the Guantanamo trial illegal it will have to stop.

No one is suggesting that Bush should be prosecuted for the Guantanamo Bay trials

[redmenace]

Does it matter if they find that he's acted illegally? It's not like he can be prosecuted while he's in office. The sad thing is he's the kind of president who would declare martial law to stay in office forever.

Funny, some conservatives said the same about Bill Clinton.

[Janos]

Does it matter if they find that he's acted illegally? It's not like he can be prosecuted while he's in office. The sad thing is he's the kind of president who would declare martial law to stay in office forever.

Funny, some conservatives said the same about Bill Clinton.

Clinton got a blowjob and then said it was not sex.

Bush decided to invade a country, lied into public about it, went in guns blazing and now tens of thousands of Iraqis,  plus 2000+ american servicemen and some other dudes too, are dead.

hmmmmmmmm

[an0n]

Yes, but they've secured enough oil and money to ensure the United States gets to spend the next 50 years not being invaded by China or collapsing economically (barring EU interference).

If I was an american, I wouldn't so much be giving a **** about all the dead people - given that sending them into the meat grinder ensured I wouldn't end up in a Chinese 're-education center' in 5 years.

[vyper]

Let's be honest thought, what commands more respect? Having been the man who invaded Iraq, or the man who got sucked off in the oval office?

[an0n]

Given the piss-poor execution of the war, I'd say the blow-job.

But you gotta love a guy willing to march people to their death for a 2-point increase in his share prices.

****, I'd do it.

And if I'd been Clinton, I'da put a bullet in Lewinski too.