Posted on 07/15/2005 8:06:29 AM PDT by TonyInOhio
BREAKING NEWS [Shannen Coffin]
In Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, decided today, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling that invalidated a military tribunal against a detainee at GTMO, who just happened to have been Osama's personal driver. In short, court held that commissions were authorized by Congress's post-9/11 authorization of the use of force, that the Geneva Convention was not enforceable in federal court, and even if it was, it didn't provide "prisoner of war" protection to an unlawful combatant like Hamdan.
I'm not a lawyer either..................
But I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night.
};O)
Any idea what "commissions were authorized" means?
Thanks.
Ah, judges not on drugs. Always nice to see.
that it undercuts the entire "prisioner's rights" case that the lefties are attempting to build.
Not it will stop them them from spoutting the same old lies.
The USSC may not even take it.
Its amazing how the Judges start ruling when there is a SCOTUS nomination up for grabs.
I agree with the ruling. Its just suspicious.
very good news indeed.
but I fear what will happen on the SCOTUS - I think they have 5 votes to reverse this.
does this mean that the planeloads of ACLU lawyers we are forced to fly down to Gitmo every week - will stop? I imagine this decision has no bearing on the Padiila case.
Paging Mark Levin...
Thank G-d. Excellent.
Elections matter (for judicial appointments).
Way to go DC Circuit! Justices Brown and Pryor making their mark? Yeah Team!
A good sound verdict, but wait till the heads on the SCOTUS decide to bring in law from Syria to make their ruling.
But no mention of the Constitution itself? Eh well, who cares about that anyway...
Let's see Janice Rogers Brown is on the DC Court now, is she not? Yes!!!!
They are outside the law just like pirates, brigands, freebooters, looters and filibusters. Summary execution at the point of capture has been the norm since ancient times.
The opinion was written by Judge A. Raymond Randolph (appointed by Bush/41 - 1990). He should appoint Judge Randolph to the Supreme Court. Any Senator who stands against him will be branded "soft on terrorism."
I'm retired military and understand that. It drives me crazy that the international community has not comdemned their non uniform wearing, civilian targeting, prisoner executing, war criminal azzes!
I'm retired military and understand that. It drives me crazy that the international community has not comdemned their non uniform wearing, civilian targeting, prisoner executing, war criminal azzes!
ROTLMAO!
The libs won't be happy about this
Great news!
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