It appears as if habeas corpus, our most sacrosanct right, has been eviscerated by the court. So, tell me, will this court protect a woman’s right to choose now? I don’t think so. I mean, if they won’t protect a right that has been fundamental to Anglo-Saxon jurisprudence since, oh, the Magna Carta, why would a woman’s right matter much?
And so, that being the last reason to vote for Obama–you know, that he’ll appoint liberals to the court–explain to me how he is any different than Romney?
The coming battle will be the .1% with surveillance cameras and drones versus torches and pitchforks.
And shotguns – skeet, anyone?
Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.
- Denis Diderot
is that all the real weapons will be in in the hands of NRA members, who are more likely to support tyranny and oppose it, being totally mindwashed.
Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.
- Denis Diderot
but the Great Writ of Habeas corpus predates the Magna Carta. We are well and truly stuffed either way.
Just to interrupt your Obama bad pity party, can you honestly tell me Scalia and his Agnus Dei hairshirt, conflicted Oreo Clarence Thomas, and Roberts who invented Citizens United by having it briefed again on point not even at issue to make it a more sweeping ruling make better choices than Sotomayor or the other lady justice Barry named or any of the neocon clowns Mittens would choose?
Sheesh, y’all sound at times like that FL fool, just with different issues: http://empireofdirt77.blogspot.com/2012/06/putting-fl-in-positive-light-n-fl.html
Adam Serwer:
Given that the youngest inmate is only 24 (he was detained aged 15), Gitmo could be open for a very long time indeed.