San Antonio Young Democrats

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Supreme Court Limits the Power of "The Dictator"


Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to limit the power of the Bush administration to conduct military tribunals at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on imprisoned suspected terrorists.
The ruling means the officals will need to come up with a new policy to prosecute the prisoners but this does not include the government's ability to detain suspects.
Since the 9/11 attacks, Bush has abused the power of the government when capturing, imprisioning and prosecuting suspected terrorists.
Justice Stevens had this statment "The military commission at issue is not expressly authorized by any congressional act." The tribunals, he said,"must be understood to incorporate at least the barest of those trial protections that have been recognized by customary international law."

Limiting the power on how Bush will try the prisoners of war or "enemy combatants" as his administration would put it, is not enough to save this country. His power needs to be limited on tracking down terrorists and maintaining order is Iraq. Bush has gone too far with his survenillance on the people of this country and with our troops in Iraq, who has repeatedly requested U.S. to leave. The Supreme Court should order Bush to take Dick on a vacation (not in Texas) just until the next Presidental Election.

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