I was thinking more along the lines of a summer vacation from TM.
Stilling pondering that.
BLOG:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/06/12/supreme-court-opens-up-gitmo-lawsuit-floodgates/
“Supreme Court opens up Gitmo lawsuit floodgates; Scalia: “The Nation will live to regret what the Court has done today. I dissent.””
By Michelle Malkin • June 12, 2008 10:56 AM
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BLOG:
http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/court-gives-detainees-habeas-rights/
“Court gives detainees habeas rights”
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 10:08 am
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Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/June/08-opa-532.html
Statement of Peter Carr, Deputy Director of Public Affairs, on the Supreme Court Decision in Boumediene V. Bush
“We are disappointed with the Court’s decision. The Court recognized that an adjustment to typical habeas proceedings may be appropriate, but required the hundreds of actions challenging the detention of enemy combatants at Guantanamo to be moved to district court. The Department is reviewing the decision and its implications on the existing detainee litigation.
“While we disagree with the ruling, it is important to note that the Boumediene case did not concern military commission trials. Boumediene involved a challenge to the procedures that Congress and the Executive have established to permit enemy combatants at Guantanamo to challenge their detention during ongoing hostilities. Those enemy combatants who have been charged by a military commission with war crimes are afforded numerous additional protections in connection with those trials. Military commission trials will therefore continue to go forward. To the extent that Boumediene addresses matters that could affect the commission trials, those matters will initially be litigated before the military commissions themselves. In the event of a conviction, the accused will have the right to appeal to both military and federal appellate courts.”
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Ditto here Cindy. It's next to impossible to stop full force, but putting the brakes on and enjoying the summer before the next global cooling begins (winter) is almost a necessity given the cool (if not downright cold) weather we've had thus far this spring.
It's a dangerous world out there and there are no givens as to how long it will be before a rogue nation or OTMs within the USA decide to detonate a nuke upon a neighboring state or the USA (due to lack of border security). The time we have left should be spent the best way possible for each of us, whatever choice that would be. God bless the FReepers who post here and Jim Robinson for allowing us to post here all these months/years.