Comments on: The Hamdan Trial: Yet Another Step Away From The Rule Of Law http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:48:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: zarnuk http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567939 zarnuk Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:13:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567939 <p>It’s pretty clear that the Congress will not hold the administration accountable. We need to go abroad to the other signatories of the Geneva Convention to enforce the treaty against this administration.</p> It’s pretty clear that the Congress will not hold the administration accountable. We need to go abroad to the other signatories of the Geneva Convention to enforce the treaty against this administration.

]]> By: earlofhuntingdon http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567828 earlofhuntingdon Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:33:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567828 <p>One suspects that Cheney’s One Percent Risk profile, in a paraphrase of Ron Suskind, relates not to threats to the security of America or Americans. It relates to <em>two </em>conflated risks that to Cheney are indistinguishable: the risk to Americans (or at least those he deems worth saving from harm) and the security of the Republican hold on government, which includes his ability to reshape it into a cog in the election gearworks of the GOP.</p> One suspects that Cheney’s One Percent Risk profile, in a paraphrase of Ron Suskind, relates not to threats to the security of America or Americans. It relates to two conflated risks that to Cheney are indistinguishable: the risk to Americans (or at least those he deems worth saving from harm) and the security of the Republican hold on government, which includes his ability to reshape it into a cog in the election gearworks of the GOP.

]]> By: siri http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567761 siri Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:42:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567761 <p>TERM LIMITS!<br /> I’m a huge advocate of term limits, and I think the American people, ALL of us should be asked in vote before we go to war with (read ON!) anyone!</p> TERM LIMITS!
I’m a huge advocate of term limits, and I think the American people, ALL of us should be asked in vote before we go to war with (read ON!) anyone!

]]> By: siri http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567758 siri Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:39:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567758 <p>Restoring the actions of this country to follow the Constitution, restoration of the Bill Of Rights to it’s original form and intent. That’s what I’m talking about.<br /> I’d like to see a Department of Restoration enacted under the Obama Administration, and I’d like to see the head of that department be Sheldon Whitehouse, Feingold, or Kucinich. Go in, undo the damage, restore our Framer’s ideas and intent and make that known loudly to the rest of the world.<br /> oh! And prosecute each and every person who was party in any way to dismantling those document’s ideals.<br /> Understand?</p> Restoring the actions of this country to follow the Constitution, restoration of the Bill Of Rights to it’s original form and intent. That’s what I’m talking about.
I’d like to see a Department of Restoration enacted under the Obama Administration, and I’d like to see the head of that department be Sheldon Whitehouse, Feingold, or Kucinich. Go in, undo the damage, restore our Framer’s ideas and intent and make that known loudly to the rest of the world.
oh! And prosecute each and every person who was party in any way to dismantling those document’s ideals.
Understand?

]]> By: Badwater http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567757 Badwater Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:38:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567757 <p>There’s no evidence that anyone from the Bush family has a heart.</p> There’s no evidence that anyone from the Bush family has a heart.

]]> By: siri http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567753 siri Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:36:27 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567753 <p>That’s been more than obvious since the first months of Bu$h’s administration, to be sure, Christy. And even more obvious, sinister to point of being deadly and disheartening since 9/11. No matter what the facts are regarding that attack on our country, 9/11 worked very well for this administration. As in smacking of a “dream come true”, and there’s really no other way to see it once we examine the responses.</p> <p><a href="http://digg.com/politics/The_Hamdan_Trial_Yet_Another_Step_Away_From_The_Rule_Of_La" rel="nofollow">Dugg!</a></p> That’s been more than obvious since the first months of Bu$h’s administration, to be sure, Christy. And even more obvious, sinister to point of being deadly and disheartening since 9/11. No matter what the facts are regarding that attack on our country, 9/11 worked very well for this administration. As in smacking of a “dream come true”, and there’s really no other way to see it once we examine the responses.

Dugg!

]]> By: tw3k http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567750 tw3k Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:28:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567750 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/anthrax-and-the-bush-war-on-terror-why-we-need-an-investigation/#more-29376" rel="nofollow">New post on the Anthrax Investigation.</a></p> New post on the Anthrax Investigation.

]]> By: tw3k http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567745 tw3k Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:19:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567745 <p>There have been books written on that topic!</p> There have been books written on that topic!

]]> By: cleanth http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567744 cleanth Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:12:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567744 <p>2nd request for clarification of your point, to wit:</p> <blockquote><p>who will enact a total restoration</p></blockquote> <p><strong>To what point would this “total” restoration restore the US?</strong></p> <p>Inquiring minds want/need to know.</p> 2nd request for clarification of your point, to wit:

who will enact a total restoration

To what point would this “total” restoration restore the US?

Inquiring minds want/need to know.

]]> By: foothillsmike http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567742 foothillsmike Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:06:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/04/the-hamdan-trial-yet-another-step-away-from-the-rule-of-law/#comment-1567742 <p>Great point</p> Great point

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