8 thoughts on “Obama pulling a full-on Bush?

  1. Rachel is a bit over the top

    while I’m concerned about this, here are some quick thoughts

    1.  Obama’s reference to the Bush regime’s “ad hoc” approach was accurate; and (for the most part) the courts found it unacceptable

    2.  Obama’s (lame) plan explicitly includes “oversight” by Congress and the courts; there is reason to be cautiously optimistic because while Congress may agree to almost anything to look tough, the courts are unlikely to agree to the absurd open-ended nature of his plan (but it is especially disappointing that a former constitutional law prof would even suggest such a thing)

    3.  Rachel’s last bit about the potential length of “prolonged detention” referred to someone arrested today or tomorrow and held for 10 years or more; but she’s forgetting that someone arrested tomorrow CAN be tried because (hopefully) there will be no torture-induced confessions or Bush-style national security BS to prevent a fair trial; and that is the heart of the problem with the handful of “dangerous” people at Gitmo; they cannot receive a fair trial as things stand today

    so if the courts do their job, this may well end up in the dust bin of history

    in any case, a sad day

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