Constitutional demolitions experts
“It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defense, we would sanction the subversion of one of those liberties which make the defense of our nation worthwhile.” - former Chief Justice Earl Warren
The Military Commissions Act (S.3930) has passed both houses, granting the president the ability to establish military tribunals for Guantanamo Bay, dodging the Geneva Convention, and eliminating the need for habeas corpus. Habeas corpus is one of the specific, fundamental rights a bunch of colonials fought a war to get back in the 1770s.
I am pissed off. No, I’m way beyond anger. The United States is a great country. Yet Bush continues to dismantle everything good about this country down to its historic foundation. And congress repeatedly grants him permission to do so.
In more sane moments, I often reflect that though American democracy is an excellent system, it has the shortcoming that it can be hijacked from time to time by fanatics and mass hysteria. We did pass the 18th Amendment with a 2/3 majority, after all…
