Saturday, September 30, 2006
Habeas Corpus, R.I.P. (1215 - 2006)
A good piece by Molly Ivins:
"With a smug stroke of his pen, President Bush is set to wipe out a safeguard against illegal imprisonment that has endured as a cornerstone of legal justice since the Magna Carta."
ITruthdig - Reports - Molly Ivins: Habeas Corpus, R.I.P. (1215 - 2006)
Clearly, as Congress moves to throw out the rule of law and give up the moral high ground by rewriting the Geneva Conventions to allow torture, the terrorists have won.
"With a smug stroke of his pen, President Bush is set to wipe out a safeguard against illegal imprisonment that has endured as a cornerstone of legal justice since the Magna Carta."
ITruthdig - Reports - Molly Ivins: Habeas Corpus, R.I.P. (1215 - 2006)
Clearly, as Congress moves to throw out the rule of law and give up the moral high ground by rewriting the Geneva Conventions to allow torture, the terrorists have won.
