Supreme Court agrees to hear case of only ‘enemy combatant’ held in America.
By on Dec 5th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Supreme Court agrees to hear case of only ‘enemy combatant’ held in America.
The Supreme Court agreed today to hear the case of Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, a Qatari national who is the last person on the American mainland known to be held as an enemy combatant. By taking the case, the court will “decide whether the president may order that people picked up in the United States be detained indefinitely and without criminal charges.” The case will be “an early and high-stakes test for the Obama Administration” as “the case will not be argued before March, meaning that President-elect Barack Obama will be in the White House and decisions about al-Marri will be made by him.” Read more on the al-Marri case here.
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It looks like the only way Bush can avoid having his whole damn war policy declared unconstitutional is if Obama releases al-Marri, as the Fourth Circuit ordered. Then there would be no precedent established by a SCOTUS decision, and future presidents like Bush could continue to violate the law and the Constitution. Of course, I hope that we, as a nation, would be smarter than to elect another president like Bush. Must provide more education funding to the red states.
December 5th, 2008 at 3:00 pmThe power to detain indefinitly without charges should be denied utterly, no matter WHO is in office. If a reactionary court denies it, as they likely will since the election, so be it.
December 5th, 2008 at 3:00 pmHAGUE 2009!
December 5th, 2008 at 3:09 pmThis is a far better use of the court’s time than digging around the circumstances of Obama’s birth.
December 5th, 2008 at 3:10 pmWhat is an enemy combatant anyway?
Is this from the “Axis of Evil” encyclopaedia?
December 5th, 2008 at 3:23 pmThat headline about made me have a heart attack after reading the first 6 words. I was afraid they had agreed to hear the Obama birth certificate BS.
December 5th, 2008 at 3:25 pmMaybe the new AG, Justice Dept, will review the case. Determine to bring charges in Federal Court or drop the case if evidence is not sufficient. In other words, make a new determination, and keep it out of the Sup. Court.
December 5th, 2008 at 3:29 pmWouldn’t it be great if they would hear the birth certificate … then congress can impeach and get rid a few of them
December 5th, 2008 at 3:32 pmHey Joe, since when have birth cert’s been able to talk?
December 5th, 2008 at 3:41 pm…a Qatari national who is the last person on the American mainland known to be held as an enemy combatant.
This, for me, summarizes the “Bush Legacy” (TM-Rove)
Any stats on the number of people had in US custody, or at the request of the US government world-wide?
Sickening.
PEACE
December 5th, 2008 at 3:49 pmOne thing worth noting is that if al-Marri gets acquitted, that’ll make it harder for Obama to follow through on his campaign promise to close Gitmo.
Either way though, this is going to be the key precedent case for how the rest are handled.
I’m looking forward to getting this settled honorably. It’s just a shame that they can’t just switch places with Bush, Cheney and their cronies, to ensure that the properly guilty parties are put on trial.
December 5th, 2008 at 5:07 pmDoes anyone care to hazard a guess as to when Bush and Cheney will arrive in The Hauge to begin their war crimes trials? January 21, 2009 works for me.
December 5th, 2008 at 5:17 pmI suggest that Obama’s first act on January 20, 2009 should be to declare Bush, Cheney and Rove enemy combatants and rendition them to some blacksite in one of the ‘Stans.
December 5th, 2008 at 5:19 pmI’m sure they won’t be missed.
“Dad, some judges must still be loyal to you or Jeb…you gotta do sumthin’! Having to eat European food without any ranch dressing is inhuman!”
December 5th, 2008 at 5:38 pm