The Right's Take on Restoring Habeas
One of the more egregious things this Republican rubberstamp Congress did before being ousted was to bestow onto President Bush the authority to suspend habeas corpus. Thankfully, incoming committee chairman Patrick Leahy plans to put forth legislation that would repeal parts of the Military Commissions Act and attempt to undo some of the damage, the affects of which are already becoming evident.
Naturally, right-wing bloggers are incensed by the idea, claiming that Democrats want to "restore rights to terrorists". Nevermind that in most cases we are talking about individuals who have not even been tried, much less convicted, of terrorism. But as others note, this distinction matters little to President Bush's most avid supporters. To them, simply being labeled as such by the Bush administration automatically makes one a "terrorist".
Of course, now that one of their own has apparently been arrested on terrorism charges, something tells me they will demand a little more evidence of guilt then just a presidential decree.
More from David Neiwart.
Update: Glenn chimes in.
(Filed at State of the Day)
Naturally, right-wing bloggers are incensed by the idea, claiming that Democrats want to "restore rights to terrorists". Nevermind that in most cases we are talking about individuals who have not even been tried, much less convicted, of terrorism. But as others note, this distinction matters little to President Bush's most avid supporters. To them, simply being labeled as such by the Bush administration automatically makes one a "terrorist".
Of course, now that one of their own has apparently been arrested on terrorism charges, something tells me they will demand a little more evidence of guilt then just a presidential decree.
More from David Neiwart.
Update: Glenn chimes in.
(Filed at State of the Day)
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