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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: pompsander who wrote (750112)	9/25/2006 5:03:30 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

Re: "Republican senators refuse to behave...." Well... I suppose that could be ONE way to describe the situation (isn't it amazing how often whatever major biases or 'slants' that can be detected in an article, can be obvious from the headlining? I think so, anyway....) Perhaps another way to describe the situation would be to say 'Republican Senators stand up for the Constitution' or, 'Republican Senators support American Tradition of Individual Rights under Law'.... Re: "I believe it is unconstitutional to take away habeas corpus," Specter of Pennsylvania told reporters after a hearing with a panel of experts who were divided on the issue." I agree with him. It certainly is. "I think if it goes back to the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court will teach Congress another lesson which they do with some frequency," Specter said. I believe he is correct in this ascessment, too. The Supreme Court is highly likely to do exactly that (& the politicians in Washington KNOW IT). "Habeas corpus -- the phrase in Latin for "you have the body" -- has been a centerpiece of Anglo-American jurisprudence since it was first developed over 300 years ago in Britain. It gave defendants the right to have their imprisonment reviewed by a court." "...Bush and top Republicans want Congress to pass the bill by the end of this week, before lawmakers head out to campaign for November 7 elections that will determine control of Congress." That EXPLAINS most of this stuff: it's all pre-election FLUFF and posturing, mostly designed to inflame the political bases, and likely to be struck down by the courts in the long-run... (but that would be AFTER it has achieved the political purpose intended for the upcoming midterm election).