Justice Dept asks Court to Abandon US Sys of Justice

[katty]

cont'd at:
http://www.unknownnews.org/0601060104habeascorpus.html

Justice Dept asks court to abandon US system of justice
by Neil A. Lewis, The New York Times

Summary: The Department of Justice is seeking the immediate dismissal of over 180 cases filed by Guantanamo inmates, arguing that prisoners have no right to habeas corpus. That's the right to challenge one's imprisonment, one of the key foundations of our justice system since centuries before America was founded. A last-minute amendment to the anti-torture bill says that Guantanamo prisoners have no such rights.

Jan. 4, 2006

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- The Bush administration notified federal trial judges in Washington that it would soon ask them to dismiss all lawsuits brought by prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, challenging their detentions, Justice Department officials said Tuesday.

The action means that the administration is moving swiftly to take advantage of an amendment to the military bill that President Bush signed into law last Friday. The amendment strips federal courts from hearing habeas corpus petitions from Guantanamo detainees.

On Tuesday, the Justice Department sent notices to all the federal judges in Washington who have cases involving challenges brought by Guantanamo inmates, informing them of the new amendment. The officials said the department would file formal notices within several days asking the judges to dismiss more than 160 cases involving at least 300 detainees.

[MsKandice01]

1. WOW!!

I can't believe how much shit these bastards are getting away with!! My outrage fatigue has worn off and I'm PISSED (again).

[mom cat]

2. Alito must be stopped.If he is appointed, this kind of mentality will rule

for decades.

[ixion]

3. see, they like to call it a war, until that pesky rule of law gets in the

way, then it's called 'speading democracy'. :eyes:

[C_U_L8R]

4. I hope the judges smack

these banana republicans down
and read em the riot act..
or better yet.. read em the constitition
followed by a swift kick in the ass

[teryang]

5. Actually, it looks like it was Congress that asked n/t