Sometimes, words fail me
So, let’s go with res ipsa here. Bush seeks expanded military tribunal role
The White House is seeking legislation that would allow people not affiliated with terrorism to be prosecuted in military commissions — with far fewer rights than afforded civilians.
A draft Bush administration plan for special military courts seeks to expand the reach and authority of such ”commissions” to include trials, for the first time, of people who are not al Qaeda members or the Taliban and are not directly involved in acts of international terrorism, according to officials familiar with the proposal plan.
Military commissions, just so you know, are outside the Constitution’s protections. Read: no bill of rights. No habeas corpus (the right to hear the charges against you). No evidentiary rights. No right to counsel.
Essentially, this would allow the administration to jail anyone, any time, for any reason whatsoever and the target of this action would have no recourse.
Well that plan certainly makes my little soldier stand at attention. It’s interesting how these neocon imperialists in the Cheney administration operate – every time they lose (and they always lose), they double down. Wrong about Iraq? Let’s invade Syria and Iran! SCOTUS overturns your military tribunals? Let’s make everyone subject to military tribunals!
It would be comical if, you know, they weren’t holding all the reins of power.
