Senate moves fast on tribunals issue

Baltimore Sun ^ | July 1, 2006 | Jill Zuckman

[ncountylee]

The parade of ego's will compete with Independence Day parades.

[marsh_of_mists]

That SCOTUS ruling may turn out to be a good thing, if it pushes Congress to create an offical, workable process for dealing with those detainees.

[sanjacjake]

Durbin reminds me of Daschle..full of it ...hope he
gts the ame fate as Tommike..Hahahahah...Jake

[Carl LaFong]

"guidelines that the supreme court set"...The almighty Supreme Court hath spoken..you better obey, you other branches of government!

[definitelynotaliberal]

Would've been nice if some of them had started writing a bill long in advance of this decision such as Judge Advocate General Lindsey Graham.

[bcsco]

"Durbin reminds me of Daschle..full of it ...hope he gts the ame fate as Tommike..Hahahahah...Jake"

Don't hold your breath. He's safe in his seat. At least we know where this socialist is at.

[jayadams]

If Harry Reid is cooperating I would be afraid, very afraid -- the dems will screw this up just to make some type of political points -- they have no interest to help dubya or the country

[definitelynotaliberal]

If they'd started long ago (just a few of them, a private undertaking, or even individual), they could've sprung it on the punks, yes?

[vamoose]

The president needs to make a request of Congress while they are on recess. Left to themselves, the senate will probably screw it up. Dems like Durbin and Reid will try to spin this into "an unprecedented power grab by the executive that goes way beyond the findings of the supreme court". The president really doesn't have to ask for all that much, only that he wants Congress to codify the authority he (and the congress) thought he had already been granted.

[MNJohnnie]

Hey Dicky, you the Supreme Court and the Congress all ready threw that nonsense out the air lock . That what we WERE doing before you fellow Terrorist lovers on the SC decided to vent their Bush hate by spiting on the US Constitution, the Congress and the Geneva Conventions in their emotional hissy fit this week.

[Always Right]

That SCOTUS ruling may turn out to be a good thing

Except that it will require the US to treat suspected terrorists within the Geneva convention. That will cause lots of headaches in the future.

[votelife]

you are right; if Congress has to vote on the tribunals, it puts the Dems in a great spot right before the election, side with America or side with al Qaida...sound familiar? of course, this will be a tough issue for them.

[K-oneTexas]

I do not know, however it seems that anything that applied to WW II (treason, tribunals, common sense) has left. This was all "undone" (my word) by the USSC interpretations during the 50's through today.

It is nice to have rights ... but applying them in such a broad swath seems to go against the Constitution and the Federalist papers interpretation of the time. Applying them in this manner removes tools and abilities to deal with terrorist, traitors and the like.

I don't think war has changed and we are in a war ... just the enemy and his methods.

[FreePaul]

Senate moves fast on tribunals issue Baltimore Sun ^ | July 1, 2006 | Jill Zuckman
Congress is moving quickly... Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist...said he would introduce legislation...after the July Fourth recess, which extends through next week.

I don't know who wrote the headline but:
There is nothing in the article to indicate any action, fast or slow, by Congress or the Senate.
There is nothing in the article that indicates Frist's potential action, the only one mentioned other than Specter's, is fast. Well, maybe fast for a politician trying not to offend anyone.
I don't trust anything Specter does so anything he does may be worse than doing nothing.

[jayadams]

Arlen Specter is the biggest pantload I have ever seen -- his loyalty to Bush is disgraceful -- especially after dubya went to bat for him in '04 -- he cannot be counted on

[The Great RJ]

Perhaps the bill should include a work release program so that these "innocent bystanders to the war" could do gardening for Teddy Kennedy, light housekeeping for Nancy Pelosi and wash the windows at Hillary's Chapaqua mansion. Certainly some Congressional offices need the floors waxed.

[FreePaul]

...his loyalty to Bush is disgraceful -- especially after dubya went to bat for him in '04...

Tells you something about both of them, doesn't it?

[Nuc1]

I am just in awe of the senate. Not any movement to impeach the five dictators on the court is there? Spineless pubbies, treasonous Rats. GERRRRR!

[Reily]

To all

I guarantee if Bush had gotten a 'Declaration of War'. The USSOC would have had a much harder time coming up with this ruling.
(Yes it would have been an unusual 'Dec of War' since the only sovereign national power involved at the time was the Taliban government of Afghanistan, they could have put in some words about being in a 'state of war' with nations that aid & abet etc.)
Also never underestimate the power of human stupidity !