due process

Split from https://internationalskeptics.com/forums/index.php?threads/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-and-merit-in-employment-etc.371812/ Please report posts that you think have been moved in error So you can praise the Republican Party for having been so effective in Making America Great...

The one area where I held out some hope for the Obama administration (despite the wiretap backsliding pre-election) was in the area of the detainess in Guantanamo, etc. The annouced closure sounded good, but I was somewhat suspicious that the base would not actually get closed on the deadline...

Just read this judgement in an article in Jyllands-Posten. A translation of the first few sentences: A military tribunal judge dismisses case against Guatanamo captive as the prisoner isn't classified as an "illegal" fighter. The consequence could be that all cases against Guantanamo captives...

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/04/america/web.1204detain.php Jose Padilla Tortured? I see no possible good outcome for our country.

Yes! Now as long as they don't simply ignore this court order like they did the last one. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/wews/20050228/lo_wyff/2605959 The Judge ordered that Padilla be either charged or released in 45 days. Here's the decision...

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3748660/ A major victory for the rights of American citizens, I'd say. No longer can one man strip you of your rights without evidence. And I just noticed the next aticle: "Appeals court: Guantanamo prisoners should have access to lawyers, U.S. court system"...