Habeas corpus is a constitutionally guaranteed right. It allows anyone to formally challenge his or her arrest/detention in a federal court. If there are insufficient grounds to hold the person, s/he must be released. By classifying persons as "enemy combatants," the U.S Government stripped prisoners of their right to habeas corpus. Some 250 people were held for SIX YEARS with no day in court. An international human rights humiliation.
For the third time, the Supreme Court has made it clear to President Bush that Guantanamo prisoners are entitled to habeas corpus. Welcome to the land of the free.
I can hardly wait for Bush to get out of office. I want to get one of those countdown widgets.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
FINALLY: habeas corpus rights for Guantanamo prisoners
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment