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This is still coming through, but there are reports that the Supreme Court has ruled (5 to 4) that the people held at Gitmo have the right to challenge their detention. Justice Kennedy wrote for the majority: ""The laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times. Liberty and security can be reconciled; and in our system reconciled within the framework of the law."
Justice Scalia, in his dissent, said that this ruling "warps our Constitution" and that the "nation will live to regret what the court has done today."
Give it a rest, Scalia. It's about time that the SCOTUS recognized that what was done was illegal and unconstitutional. It's time to close down Guantanamo and end this horrible blight on our nation's reputation and standing in the world. It should have happened years ago. No, scratch that. It should never have happened at all.
Justice Scalia, in his dissent, said that this ruling "warps our Constitution" and that the "nation will live to regret what the court has done today."
Give it a rest, Scalia. It's about time that the SCOTUS recognized that what was done was illegal and unconstitutional. It's time to close down Guantanamo and end this horrible blight on our nation's reputation and standing in the world. It should have happened years ago. No, scratch that. It should never have happened at all.