Comments on: Supreme Court Grants Review in Al-Marri Enemy Combatant Case

By: Neil S

Neil S — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:41:09 +0000

If this gets argued bedore the SCOTUS, maybe POTUS Obama should ask U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan to argue it (instead of firing her).
I realize the fact that she has no experience at the appellate level might hurt its chances, but …

Peace.

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:57:40 +0000

Sorry,

The last paragraph should be in quotes also ( it’s from the same source).

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:56:34 +0000

The following is from the National Lawyers Guild:
“The Guild opposes the creation of national security courts to try the detainees. Although Obama said in August, “It’s time to better protect the American people and our values by bringing swift and sure justice to terrorists through our courts and our Uniform Code of Military Justice,” three Obama advisers told the Associated Press that the President-elect is expected to propose a new court system to deal with “sensitive national security cases.”…

President-elect Obama should send those prisoners he intends to try to U.S. civilian and military courts, which are well-suited to protect national security concerns. He should eschew the creation of a new system of courts with reduced due process, which will raise many of the same concerns as Bush’s dreaded military commissions.

By: Former Federal LEO

Former Federal LEO — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:47:38 +0000

tf,

I would say yes, until Congress amends the language in the Authorization for Use of Military Force bill giving the president ridiculously broad and unspecified powers.

However, Mr. Obama would be foolish to reverse Bush’s decision and then be in the position of justifying Bush’s initial ‘enemy combatant’ declaration. No thinking person would do that.

How did so many intelligent Americans hand over so much power to an incompetent imbecile like Mr. Bush? I am a conservative Republican and I can say unequivocally that I despise the man for all of the death and fiscal/infrastructure destruction for which he is responsible.

Furthermore, I voted for President-elect Obama but I do not want him or any other president to have the level of powers that Mr. Bush now has. Congress must amend those powers soon after the Inauguration

By: tf gray

tf gray — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:15:55 +0000

Question: If Bush can move al Marri from enemy combatant to criminal status on pure whim to avoid the Supreme Court ruling on the case, can Obama reverse his status back to enemy combatant to allow the suit to proceed?