Court Challenge to New Detainee Law May Come In "Days"

[LynneSin]

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001637.php

Court Challenge to New Detainee Law May Come In "Days"
By Justin Rood - September 29, 2006, 1:02 PM


With President Bush poised to sign the White House-backed detainee treatment bill into law, groups are promising to challenge it in court "in days."

“I don’t think there’s a snowball’s chance in ‘H’ that this will be found constitutional,” Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, told Congressional Quarterly (sub. req.). CCR represents a number of Guantanamo prisoners.

Strangely, some senators who voted for the bill weren't convinced of its constitutionality. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), who voted for the bill even after his amendment to preserve certain rights for detainees was defeated, called the proposal "patently unconstitutional on its face," The Washington Post reported. When CQ asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who negotiated with the White House to win minor concessions on the legislation, if the bill was constitutional, he responded "I think so."

I know this has to go to the courts it's so filled with unconstitutional crap. Let's hope this happens!

[newscott]

1. It's the only hope we can hold out

Perhaps, the Court is not too far gone to recognize this crap and give it the smackdown it well and truly deserves.

[MadMaddie]

2. If they thought it was unconstitutional why did they vote for it?

Fuck Spector and all Repug stooges...

[Moderator]

3. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2536291