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Supreme Court Blocks Guantanamo Bay War-Crimes Trials (SCOTUS rules against President)
Fox News & AP ^
| June 29, 2006
Posted on 06/29/2006 7:11:53 AM PDT by pabianice
Edited on 06/29/2006 7:41:43 AM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Bush overstepped his authority in ordering military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees, a rebuke to the administration and its aggressive anti-terror policies.
Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the opinion, which said the proposed trials were illegal under U.S. law and Geneva conventions.
The case focused on Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Yemeni who worked as a body guard and driver for Usama bin Laden. Hamdan, 36, has spent four years in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo...
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:11:54 AM PDT
by
pabianice
To: pabianice
Court rules president overstepped his authority in trying terrorists held at Gitmo... more...
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:12:40 AM PDT
by
pabianice
To: pabianice
The Chief Justice RECUSED himself!
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:12:56 AM PDT
by
goodnesswins
( "the left can only take power through deception." (and it seems Hillary & Company are the masters)
To: pabianice
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that President Bush did not have authority to set up the war crimes tribunals at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and found the "military commissions" illegal under both military justice law and the Geneva convention.
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:13:06 AM PDT
by
IMRight
To: pabianice
How many soldiers does the Supreme Court have?
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:13:17 AM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
("Jack Bauer" is Arabic for "I'm f*cked.")
To: pabianice
Bad news. The SCOTUS f****d up, BIG TIME.
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:13:17 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: pabianice
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:13:25 AM PDT
by
Jrabbit
(Scuse me??)
To: pabianice
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:13:34 AM PDT
by
Dog
(The founders gave freedom of the press to the people, they didn't give freedom to the press.)
To: goodnesswins
The Chief Justice RECUSED himself! He had to. It was his decision they were ruling on.
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:13:37 AM PDT
by
IMRight
To: pabianice
What an outrage. Big win for democrats.
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:13:56 AM PDT
by
Ron in Acreage
(VOTE DEMOCRAT--TERRORISTS ARE COUNTING ON IT)
To: pabianice
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:14:03 AM PDT
by
Vision
("America's best days lie ahead. You ain't seen nothing yet"- Reagan)
To: pabianice
You beat me by 15 seconds or so!
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:14:08 AM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(The Left created, embraces and feeds "The Culture of Hate." Make it part of the political lexicon!)
To: pabianice
SCOTUS rules:
1. President had no authority to set-up military commissions without Congressional approval.
2. May have violated Geneva Convention
3. SCOTUS has authority to rule on this case
To: pabianice
How were the individual justices divided?
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:14:09 AM PDT
by
Halfmanhalfamazing
(Linux, the #2 OS. Mac, the #3 OS. That's why Picasa is on Linux and not Mac.)
To: pabianice
Great, just frigging great.
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:14:27 AM PDT
by
Bikers4Bush
(Flood waters rising, heading for more conservative ground. Vote for true conservatives!)
To: IMRight
Yes.....and that's probably why it went the way it did....so sad....
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:14:28 AM PDT
by
goodnesswins
( "the left can only take power through deception." (and it seems Hillary & Company are the masters)
To: goodnesswins
Kennedy reportedly sided with the four Leftists on the Court.
To: IMRight
found the "military commissions" illegal under both military justice law and the Geneva convention. Yes ...but they are not covered by the Geneva convention.
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:15:49 AM PDT
by
Dog
(The founders gave freedom of the press to the people, they didn't give freedom to the press.)
To: goodnesswins
Hallelujah!!! Let's chain the moslem bastards together and then push 'em into the ocean!!!
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:15:49 AM PDT
by
chadwimc
To: pabianice
Take the Gitmo prisoners and move them into the SCOTUS members neighborhood and give them welfare and food stamps too. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:16:04 AM PDT
by
pissant
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