[Peace-discuss] Fwd: CCR Wins Supreme Court Decision on Guantanamo!

[Jenifer Cartwright]

This was a VERY close call, 5-4, splitting just as you'd think. Let's get out there and get McCain defeated, so we don't have any more Aletos, Thomases, Roberts, or Scolias!!!
   --Jenifer

CCR <events at ccrjustice.org> wrote:
  Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:05:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: CCR <events at ccrjustice.org>
To: jencart13 at yahoo.com
Subject: CCR Wins Supreme Court Decision on Guantanamo!

    
              center  for  constitutional  rights                      Dear Jenifer,
  Today is a historic victory for the rule of law. We won! For the third time, the Supreme Court has upheld the fundamental rights of Guantanamo detainees. In its historic decision in CCR's case, Boumediene v. Bush, the Court affirmed detainees' right to habeas corpus. One of the oldest and most basic legal protections, habeas corpus affords the incarcerated the right to challenge the legality of their detention before a judge and keeps the king and president from arbitrarily locking people up and throwing away the key.
  We're asking you to take action in two important ways: please make a contribution to CCR today so we can continue this important work, and please write to the presidential candidates to demand that they uphold the Supreme Court's decision.
  The Administration has delayed, ignored and sought to evade two prior Supreme Court decisions, Rasul v. Bush in 2004 and Hamdan v. Rumsfeld in 2006, both of which upheld the rights of Guantanamo detainees.
  This decision was, in many ways, made possible by the support of so many - the over 500 volunteer habeas counsel who have committed themselves to defending the rights of Guantanamo's detainees, the thousands upon thousands who have acted to demand that the Constitution be upheld, and all of our supporters, who have made this work possible. Today, your support is urgently needed, now more than ever, to ensure that the Supreme Court's decision is implemented and the Constitution restored.
  CCR was the first organization to step forward to defend the detainees, long before anyone else would take the risk. Please click here to donate to support CCR's work today so that we can continue to take on the risky cases!
  Join CCR today to write to the candidates for President of the United States, Barack Obama (D) and John McCain (R), and demand that they affirm their commitment to not only implement the Supreme Court's decision, but also to close Guantanamo and undo all of the policies of the Bush administration that have trampled upon our Constitution.
  Click here to write to the candidates!
  This six-year-long nightmare is a lesson in how fragile our constitutional protections truly are in the hands of an overzealous executive. Let us celebrate, but let us remain vigilant.
  Sincerely,
Vincent Warren
Executive Director, Center for Constitutional Rights
   Learn more about this case at the CCR website by clicking here.

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