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Originally Posted by LessinSF
When I read about this this morning, I was viscerally upset and disgusted. And, it gets worse. Despite the administration threatening to veto the bill (which it should), according to Prof. Kopel on Volokh:
I would spit upon any House or Senate member I met who voted for this bill. By military fiat, any American can be detained forever and tortured at Gitmo because they are an alleged "terrorist" (however that is fucking defined). Korematsu anyone? Irony that in our "efforts" to protect ourselves from "terrorism," we give up the fundamental tenets of the country. I would say that Habeas should protect, but Congress and the Supreme court have virtually eviserated the Writ. Jeremy Bentham would be proud.
I am so happy to be a German. How further ironic is that? |
Just catching up here -- but if the Obama Admin really told Congress to delete the language that exempted American citizens (aside: Does Volokh explain why Congress obeyed this directive?), and the Obama Admin has made a clear veto threat, what does that tell us?
Seems to suggest that Obama gets an easy veto here, that cannot possibly be overridden. Which might not have been the case without the deletion.
