The on-going legal struggle of what to do with prisoners at Guantanamo Bay is in the news again. Ther argument over whether or not they deserve the protections of criminal defendants provided for in the Constitution has been something the Bush administration has argued against since we first started the "war on terror".
However, they also claim that they are not subject to international law under the Geneva Conventions; not prisoners of war because they do not fight on behalf of a nation-state, but an organization - al-Qeuda.
Here the court decided in a close decision to avoid hearing a case involving this important issue for another year. Do we really need to wait that long? Perhaps Congress will take action before then and re-write the Military Commissions Act under which we are now operating.
Read the following article and let me know what you think.
Nation & World Supreme Court won't hear Gitmo habeas-corpus case Seattle Times Newspaper
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
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I read the article about keeping prisoners detained without the right of habeas corpus. I understand that these prisoners have no rights as american citizens, but it is unjust to not have the right to go before a judge at all. These prisoners are not protected by the united states constitution but definatly should be protected bt human rights. It is not fair to detain any prisoners,amercan or not, without the right of habeas corpus.
About Guantanamo Bay...I believe that because Americans have been using Cuba's land for military purposes. That while their in Cuba they should have to treat people with the same rights they would treat Americans. Its not only American citizens who deserve individual rights its every person in the world. The Bush administration said "the right to Habeas Corpus does not apply to foreign born prisoners held by US militay outside Nation borders" I think that is complete crap and because it said in the article that many prisoners were accused of crimes they didn't commit it only seems just for them to be seen in front of a judge. Our country as a whole is one that is known for being just and having freedom. If we treat other places with the same standards as we treat our own i think alot of progress will be made. Even though i realize this is only being done to help the security of our country i think every one is innocent until proven guilty and because of the power of the constitution the writ of habeas corpus should still stand true and be applied.
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