Respect to you though for putting this video on your blog, I know it must have been difficult.
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
Respect to you though for putting this video on your blog, I know it must have been difficult.
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
http://www.propublica.org/feat…
had a great spar with Richard Gibbs today about transparency.
http://rawstory.com/08/news/20…