Alert: Miranda & McCain

NRO Corner ^ | Andy McCarthy

[Republican Red]

I firmly believe that this has nothing to do with what McCain believes is best for the country but instead what McCain thinks is best for his political aspirations. Divide the GOP for the 2006 midterms so he can ride in and save the party.

[joe fonebone]

McPain will NEVER get my vote....I would write in deputy dawg before casting a vote for him

[Peach]

THANKS TO THE McCAIN AMENDMENT, WE ARE ALREADY OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE MIRANDA WARNINGS IF WE HAVE ANY HOPE OF USING CONFESSION EVIDENCE IN EVENTUAL TERRORIST TRIALS.

By all means, let's give Miranda warnings to jihadists ON the battlefield. For that's matter, let's give them free legal advice ON the battlefield.

[Mo1]

Soldiers have to read the terrorists their Miranda rights???

[Mo1]

My head is about to explod

WE CAN NOT WIN THIS WOT IN THE COURT ROOM

[Peach]

Yes! OMG

I'm sick. Literally sick. We cannot, as a country, withstand this kind of insanity.

If we had told our WWII vets that in the next big war we'd be giving the bad guys the Miranda warning ON the battlefield, they'd have laid down their arms and picked up German dictionaries because what's the point of continuing?

This is insanity.

[Peach]

I think I'm living in an alternate universe. This is a nightmare.

[pgkdan]

There was a time when I said I'd never vote for McCain in a primary but would vote for him if he won the nomination to prevent a Hillary presidency. Not anymore. I think the man is genuinely insane and I wouldn't vote for him if he were running against Joe Stalin. The prospect of a Hillary presidency does not scare me nearly as much as a McCain stint would.

[colorado tanker]

The whole darn thing was a publicity stunt for McCain by the MSM. Torture was already illegal by federal law and all the Armed Forces had adopted the Army reg prohibiting torture and mistreatment of prisoners. The Abu Graib scumbags were prosecuted under the OLD law.

McCain took the Army reg, wrote it up in his bill and lied to the country, claiming we needed a "new" law, and his MSM accomplices lied for him.

So, now most of the country believes the Army was torturing prisoners before McStain rode to the rescue. A total lie, told to further his Presidential ambitions.

[joe fonebone]

they both scare the hell out of me....if the election comes down to this, we conservatives need to band together and cast our collective votes for a write in candidate. we may not win, but if 20% of the electorate write in a candidate, it will send a very strong message.........

[Mo1]

. This is a nightmare.

I keep praying the nightmare will end ... these losers will only get more people killed

[Enchante]

Why stop with mere Miranda warnings?

If any jihadist is ever treated the least bit roughly during or after capture, they must be immediately released with profuse apologies from the US government, gift certificates to "Jihad-is-Us" stores, free travel vouchers for airline flights to anywhere they might want to go, educational vouchers valid for any US flight school, and a "green card" for US residence. This is all to show the precious jihadists that we meant no harm in handling them with such callous indifference, and that we in the USA welcome everyone with open arms because we are sappy, dippy liberals. /s

[siunevada]

the UCMJ would require us to give Miranda warnings at the moment of battlefield capture

That's interesting. Despite what we see on TV, Miranda is only required for criminal suspects prior to questioning, not at the point of arrest. A good defense attorney can argue that the point of arrest is so confusing that the suspect did not fully understand their rights.

If you don't have any questions, no warning needed.

[sheik yerbouty]

I believe that as time goes on, Senator McCain is showing himself to be more deranged.

[eyespysomething]

From Pookie's toons today:

[Graymatter]

For his next number, McCain will explore whether or not it should be ok to kill the enemy on the battlefield.

[elhombrelibre]

McCain thinks we secure our freedom by setting the best example. But in fact, we will never earn the respect of those who criticize us now. We must secure our freedom by destroying terrorists, their safe havens, the states that support them, and the means by which they are funded. If McCain thinks we'll win respect from our enemies or those who are neutral by treating terrorists like potentially innocent citizens, then he is hopelessly naive. He, Warner, and Graham are endangering the US so they can popular with the New York Times and the Left. They're basically uncomfortable with those of us who are unabashedly proud of our country and eager to smite our foes who bring terrorists attacks to the US and the world. We embarrass them.

[Mo1]

[DustyMoment]

Everything needing a presidential veto just has to have a fetal stem cell research funding rider attached to it.

[upchuck]

I note in fairness that I believe Sen. Graham — who I have criticized in these quarters for his stance on military commissions (see, e.g., here) — has indicated during senate hearings that he does not think al Qaeda should profit from the UCMJ's generous Miranda protections (which are actually better than what criminals get in the civilian justice system).

But that's irrelevant because the horse is already out of the barn.

Oops, Lindsay almost did something right.

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