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

[Oilwellian]

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."

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

[RedEarth]

1. Let's hope so......

[leftchick]

2. I wonder what Jonathan Turley has to say about this

it is just shocking that this passed.

[tnlefty]

3. Strange, earlier I was wondering if he would be on Randi's show today,

even if by phone. We must have Turley airwaves flying around or something.

[rrasile]

4. If our so called Lawmakers knew

that the bill was "patently unconstitutional, then why in the hell didn't they do the job we elected them to do. These people we elected are nothing more then gutless phonies. The next step is our worthless rubber stamp court system. I feel that Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights should give up. Even he can't beat GW Bush.