Playing the Padilla case through the speculation forward machine, an astute thinker (not me) said, "Although Congress has not yet passed a 'Detention of Enemy Combatants Act,' there is no reason to think that, in the aftermath of a reversal of the Fourth Circuit in Padilla II, it wouldn't."
How supportive of the WOT is Congress, anyway?
"Although Congress has not yet passed a 'Detention of Enemy Combatants Act,' there is no reason to think that, in the aftermath of a reversal of the Fourth Circuit in Padilla II, it wouldn't."
This would appear to be the final destination in dealing with what could become the most difficult Constitutional crisis of my lifetime, and I've been voting in presidential elections since 1968. I've read
Stephen Vladek's article on the topic; and, for me, it reinforces a feeling that I have tried to convey in my previous comments. Apparently, the President is being given leeway by the Congress in the Padilla affair- at least until sniffing the political air in light of the coming elections is complete.
How supportive of the WOT is Congress, anyway?
After Nov. 7, 2006 -and probably not before- we should have a fairly good feel for the answer to this question.