Comments on: Not Good.

By: belledame

belledame — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:57:13 +0000

it is depressing, isn’t it?

By: JABbering Stooge :: If I could sum up the Roberts-Scalito Supreme Court in one cartoon: :: June :: 2007

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 22:28:40 +0000

[...] Thuggery, Dissent = Treason, Our Dying Democracy

And as others have put it much more eloquently than me, given this Supreme Court’s recent middle finger to [...]

By: noen

noen — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 04:37:58 +0000

They aren’t women.

Actually, some were. There have been women and children at Gitmo and at other US detainment centers. They have been raped, murdered and tortured. And there are photos and video of the same. This has been kept from you by the media but your congress person does know and has seen the material. The US is one of the most heavily censored countries on the Earth.

By: ohwilleke

ohwilleke — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:07:34 +0000

The decision to take these cases on was originally urged by three liberal justices with Stevens and Kennedy taking a wait and see approach. At this stage it took five justices to take up this case. Dimes to dollars it was Stevens and Kennedy.

A four liberals plus Kennedy coalition is quite likely to rule the right way on this one.

By: David Thompson

David Thompson — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:07:05 +0000

I would not be surprised if they held that habeas corpus can be suspended if “national security” is at risk, and that holding prisoners without charges at Guantanamo — outside of the rule of both U.S. and international law — is a valid action in wartime.

So, you’re worried that the Roberts court will overturn the dead letter of ex parte Merryman?

By: Mikhaela Reid

Mikhaela Reid — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:26:26 +0000

P.S. As for the Supreme Court's awful decision yesterday, I already drew up a cartoon and wrote a longish blog post.

By: Mikhaela Reid

Mikhaela Reid — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:21:41 +0000

I feel the same way Jill. I heard the Center for Constitutional Rights just now saying they were optimistic about this, but after the rash of crazy disgusting racist and sexist rulings issued recently, I don’t trust it.

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:47:38 +0000

But they are brown. Mostly.

By: scootermom

scootermom — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:12:53 +0000

I too have mixed feelings about this one. I have come to the conclusion that the Guantanamo prisoners could actually get some relief from the Supreme Court. Their human rights could actually be recognized and their legal rights respected.

They aren’t women.