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 The Supreme Court decision on habeas corpus for Guantanamo Bay detainees is big, big news. The dissenters on the court say the system put into law by Congress (and likely devised by White House lawyers) grants detainees more rights than they have ever had and is a suitable substitute for habeas corpus. The court majority correctly concluded there is no substitute for that constitutionally given right in this circumstance. You either have it or you don't, and the Constitution is supreme on U.S. soil. Since Guantanamo Bay is an extension of that U.S. soil, and we are not embroiled in open rebellion or invasion, habeas corpus must be granted the detainees. While most, if not all, of these "unlawful combatants" likely have blood on their hands or conspired to kill Americans, we cannot stoop to their level of lawlessness and choose to ignore the fundamental rights that underpin our nation. The irony is both sad and maddening that these criminals have used our system of justice to show us how we strayed from the principles that separate them from us. The people who disagree with the Supreme Court's decision would be wise not to rail against the justices, though, and instead direct their anger toward the Bush administration for bungling up this whole thing. If the White House hadn't been so bent on skirting the Geneva Conventions by not designating detainees as POWs, we wouldn't be in such a fix. The lack of critical thinking here is astonishing. |
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Israel Turns 60
 I used yesterday as a day to recharge my batteries and get some rest, as I'm finding infants can seriously sap your energy. It is a bit difficult to concentrate on world affairs when you've got a miniature person demanding your attention almost every waking hour. Nowadays, the most pressing natural disasters seem to be the ones that occur inside my son's diapers! |
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Editorial cartoons and how they are created, by Nate Beeler, cartoonist for The Washington Examiner. Email Nate at nbeeler@dcexaminer.com.
Editorial cartoons and how they are created, by Nate Beeler, cartoonist for The Washington Examiner. Email Nate at nbeeler@dcexaminer.com.
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