[quote=jficquette]John McCain: I Will Deliver Justice
Senator Obama is obviously confused about what the United States Supreme Court decided and what he is calling for. After enthusiastically embracing the Supreme Court decision granting habeas in U.S. civilian courts to dangerous terrorist detainees, he is now running away from the consequences of that decision and what it would mean if Osama bin Laden were captured. Senator Obama refuses to clarify whether he believes habeas should be granted to Osama bin Laden, and instead cites the precedent of the Nuremburg war trials. Unfortunately, it is clear Senator Obama does not understand what happened at the Nuremburg trials and what procedures were followed. There was no habeas at Nuremburg and there should be no habeas for Osama bin Laden. Senator Obama cannot have it both ways. In one breath he endorses habeas for terrorists like 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and in the next he denies its logical conclusion of habeas for Osama bin Laden. By citing a historical precedent that does not include habeas, he sends a signal of confusion and indecision to our allies and adversaries and the American people.
Let me be clear, under my administration Osama bin Laden will either be killed on the battlefield or executed. Senator Obama’s failure to comprehend the implication of the Supreme Court decision he embraced and the historical precedent of Nuremberg raise serious questions about judgment and experience and whether Senator Obama is ready to assume the awesome responsibilities of commander in chief.
Obama pwned again.[/quote]
Habeus corpus is considered to be a bedrock human right – treating it as a “privelege” to be bestowed only upon our citizens is a travesty.
How do you KNOW they are “dangerous terrorists”? Because Bush in his infinite wisdom claims they are? Has Bush ever been wrong? Considering that about 75% of detainees in Guantanamo have been released without charges ever being filed, it’s pretty clear his “hit” rate at determining that “fact” is marginal at best.
The entire POINT of habeus corpus is to allow SOME oversight by an independent body when people are detained indefinitely. If they really can be determined BY BUSH to be “dangerous terrorists” than there should be no complaint that an independent judge should be able to ask the executive on what grounds and evidence Bush MADE that determination. Otherwise, there is absolutely nothing stopping George Bush from detaining anyone, anywhere, anytime (something that he has actually tried WITH U.S. citizens).
That is against everything the U.S. has stood for since it’s inception. It’s a base violation of the rule of law, and the act of a absolute tyrant or dictator – NOT an elected executive who has checks on his authority.
It is, quite frankly, stunning to see McCain – a former POW – arguing somehow that habeus corpus should be denied to anyone – but then, his recent backtracking on what constitutes torture has convinced me that his moral backbone isn’t what it once was.
