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Warner Is Uncertain on Legislation for Tribunals
NY Times ^ | July 1, 2006 | KATE ZERNIKE

Posted on 07/01/2006 6:47:05 AM PDT by nj26

A leading Senate Republican said Friday that he was not sure that Congress should pass legislation to create new military tribunals for terror suspects, a stance that raised doubts about prospects for a White House plan to establish an alternative to the commissions struck down this week by the Supreme Court.

The senator, John W. Warner of Virginia, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said he had not yet decided what course Congress should take. But Mr. Warner, who will preside over hearings on the issue in July, said he was concerned that new tribunals, even if authorized by Congress, might not withstand judicial scrutiny.

"We're going to do this extremely carefully and accurately, or we're going to end up with a solution that once again ends up being the subject of litigation, and possibly being overturned," Mr. Warner said in an interview in his office.

The scope of the court's decision stunned the White House and Congress, forcing the House and Senate to rearrange their limited summer legislative calendar to address the issue. Lawmakers from both parties said Friday that they hoped to reach agreement by the end of summer on a new plan to bring terror suspects to trial.

But the caution voiced by Mr. Warner suggested signs of division, even among Republicans, about how to balance concerns about the threat posed by terrorism with the court's requirements that detainees must be granted some basic rights.

President Bush has said only that he intends to work with Congress, but he and his allies appear to be pressing for a law that would give the president the authority to set up something similar to the tribunals the court ruled he could not set up on his own.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: terrorism; treasontimes; tribunals
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The Senate GOP, at work again...
1 posted on 07/01/2006 6:47:07 AM PDT by nj26
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To: nj26

They have been granted some basic rights ... they're still alive.


2 posted on 07/01/2006 6:49:18 AM PDT by Let's Roll ( "Congressmen who ... undermine the military ... should be arrested, exiled or hanged" - A. Lincoln)
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To: nj26

NYT BS ALERT.


4 posted on 07/01/2006 6:50:43 AM PDT by teletech (Friends don't let friends vote DemocRAT)
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To: nj26

Warner's not going to do anything that would jeopardize his relationship with the arch lefties at the Washington Compost. Although Warner's the ranking senior senator from the great state of Virginia, he's actually the compost's poodle in the US Senate.


5 posted on 07/01/2006 6:51:27 AM PDT by AdvisorB (Bomb Hamistan back to the Stone Age paleos celebrated the 911 atrocities, now its their turn to die.)
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To: nj26

Oh, for cryin' out loud. What's the matter with these people? If we leave it to them, we'll have to fight all future wars in the court system, while the enemy hacks, burns and bombs their way to victory. Maybe we should start suiting up all the ambulance chasers and let them view battlefield conditions first-hand--maybe then they'd have a different opinion of what we're up against, and why we need a different justice system for terrorists.


6 posted on 07/01/2006 6:51:32 AM PDT by MizSterious (Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
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To: teletech

The NYT has their favorite RINO pals in the Senate on speed-dial..they don't work alone.


7 posted on 07/01/2006 6:51:38 AM PDT by nj26 (Border Security=Homeland Security... Put Our Military on the Border! (Proud2BNRA))
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To: MizSterious

"Maybe we should start suiting up all the ambulance chasers and let them view battlefield conditions first-hand--maybe then they'd have a different opinion of what we're up against, and why we need a different justice system for terrorists."

Paging John Edwards...


8 posted on 07/01/2006 6:52:25 AM PDT by nj26 (Border Security=Homeland Security... Put Our Military on the Border! (Proud2BNRA))
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To: MizSterious

Great idea!!!!!


9 posted on 07/01/2006 6:52:42 AM PDT by Gabz (Taxaholism, the disease you elect to have (TY xcamel))
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To: nj26
It the NY Al Aeda Times. Who knows if they even quoted Waner correctly? Their coverage of what the SC Court Decision did was totally wrong. Basically all the SC did this week was totally screw over their NY Lies Terrorist buddies. The Court says the Military cannot try them. The 2nd part of the McCain "Anti Torture" Amendment says they cannot be tried in Civilian Courts and even this weeks SC Decision admits they can be held "as long as hostilities exists" which means in this case for ever.

Give those facts maybe it is best if Congress drags it feet. Why rush to give the Terrorist a hearing in any court? Let them rot.

10 posted on 07/01/2006 6:52:51 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Fire Murtha Now! Spread the word. Support Diana Irey. http://www.irey.com/)
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To: nj26
Turn them over to the Afghan government for disposal.
11 posted on 07/01/2006 6:57:01 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (Make them go home!!)
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To: nj26

Breyer's short concurrence is actually quite reasonable. He says that Congress still has full authority to permit the executive branch to start such military courts.


12 posted on 07/01/2006 7:02:35 AM PDT by AntiGovernment (A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.)
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To: nj26

The president should ignore this ruling. The court has done something dangerous and possibly unconstitutional.


13 posted on 07/01/2006 7:32:21 AM PDT by TheGeezer (I.will.never.vote.for.John.McCain.)
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To: Let's Roll

Not surprising from a man who selected Liz Taylor, in all her intelligence, as a wife!


14 posted on 07/01/2006 7:34:21 AM PDT by SouthCarolinaKit
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To: nj26

The ANSWER:

Send Federal Judges to Afghanstan/Iraq for the trial!


15 posted on 07/01/2006 7:39:34 AM PDT by TRY ONE (NUKE the unborn gay whales!)
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To: Let's Roll

I don't see the problem of holding regular military courts-martials for the terrorists. They'll have to stay in jail, and the military courts have their own appeals courts, so the Ninth Circuit can't free them.


16 posted on 07/01/2006 7:45:18 AM PDT by GAB-1955 (being dragged, kicking and screaming, into the Kingdom of Heaven....)
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To: nj26

Ah, "Lieutenant Noballs" makes his utterly predictable response.

The Senate might have to do something a little complicated so we can try and dispose of terrorists who want to kill us by the bushel. Perish the thought.


17 posted on 07/01/2006 8:05:40 AM PDT by headstamp (Nothing lasts forever, Unless it does.)
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To: headstamp
If it was up to these hacks, we'd still be playing games with the Nazis at Nuremberg.
18 posted on 07/01/2006 8:08:47 AM PDT by headstamp (Nothing lasts forever, Unless it does.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

John Warner ping

19 posted on 07/01/2006 8:16:41 AM PDT by Darnright (http://www.irey.com/)
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To: nj26
"We're going to do this extremely carefully and accurately, or we're going to end up with a solution that once again ends up being the subject of litigation, and possibly being overturned," Mr. Warner said in an interview in his office.

Yes probably will be overturned. When you have 5 members of the SC in the left and are anti-American what can we expect. Doubt these 5 ever read the Constitution and are devoid of gray matter.

20 posted on 07/01/2006 8:30:21 AM PDT by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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