[Peace-discuss] We struggle up toward the level of the 13th century

[John W.]

On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:12 PM, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at uiuc.edu> wrote:

"...Alexander Hamilton's Federalist No. 84: 'The practice of arbitrary
> imprisonments, in all ages, is the favorite and most formidable instruments
> of tyranny.' It is that deeply tyrannical practice -- implemented by the
> Bush administration and authorized by a bipartisan act of Congress -- which
> the U.S. Supreme Court, today, struck down.


And the truly scary part is that it was struck down - for the third time in
five years, I might add - by a margin of only 5-4.  Four of our eminent
"Justices" apparently find the practice perfectly acceptable.  So if we
elect McCain, and he appoints one more Neanderthal S.C. justice, we can kiss
habeas corpus good-bye for 100 years.



> "The Military Commissions Act of 2006 was -- and remains -- one of the
> great stains on our national political character. It was passed by a
> substantial majority in the Senate (65-34) with the support of every single
> Senate Republican (except Chafee) and 12 Senate Democrats. No filibuster was
> even attempted. It passed by a similar margin in the House, where 34
> Democrats joined 219 Republicans to enact it..." <
> http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/>.
>
> See Peter Linebaugh, "The Magna Carta Manifesto: Liberties and Commons for
> All" (U. California Press, 2008). --CGE
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