mmarsh
Active member
The SCOTUS has declared the military tribunals set up by President Bush to be unconstitutional. Writing for the majority, Justice Breyer writes:
"Congress has not issued the executive a blank check, Indeed, Congress has denied the president the legislative authority to create military commissions of the kind at issue here. Nothing prevents the president from returning to Congress to seek the authority he believes necessary,"
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/29/w...&en=1aa0983620edfa9b&ei=5094&partner=homepage
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This was long overdue. I have no love for Hamza, but the president is NOT an emporer, he is not allowed make the law up as he goes along. The SCOTUS made it clear that Bush can have his military courts but he needs to get an OK from Congress. The same goes for the wiretaps and the bank tapping. The president does not have the right to usurp the power given to Congress and the Judiciary by the Constitution. This is basic Political Science 101. Why doesnt the president seek the permission from Congress? Pure Arrogence. These people think they are above the law. I'm glad to see the SCOTUS put him back in his place.
A victory for Democracy.
"Congress has not issued the executive a blank check, Indeed, Congress has denied the president the legislative authority to create military commissions of the kind at issue here. Nothing prevents the president from returning to Congress to seek the authority he believes necessary,"
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/29/w...&en=1aa0983620edfa9b&ei=5094&partner=homepage
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This was long overdue. I have no love for Hamza, but the president is NOT an emporer, he is not allowed make the law up as he goes along. The SCOTUS made it clear that Bush can have his military courts but he needs to get an OK from Congress. The same goes for the wiretaps and the bank tapping. The president does not have the right to usurp the power given to Congress and the Judiciary by the Constitution. This is basic Political Science 101. Why doesnt the president seek the permission from Congress? Pure Arrogence. These people think they are above the law. I'm glad to see the SCOTUS put him back in his place.
A victory for Democracy.