To: Steelfish
"As an example, he cited the court's 5-4 decision in 2008 that prisoners held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, had a right to challenge their detention before a judge"
He's completely right, the SCOTUS had no jurisdiction there. The courts have gotten completely out of hand, they actually believe they are empowered to make law. They are not and they need to be constrained.
8 posted on
12/17/2011 3:56:55 PM PST by
JoSixChip
(Top 10% of wage earners pay 70% of total income taxes collected. Bottom 50% pay less then 3%, fair?)
To: JoSixChip
11 posted on
12/17/2011 3:58:36 PM PST by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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