"The US Supreme Court has said foreigners held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison have the right under the US constitution to challenge their detention in US civilian courts.
'The laws and constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times,' said Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the court."
Justice Kennedy, those are sweet words. Though it's worth asking -- don't we always live in extraordinary times? When were the ordinary times?
Read:
US Court Backs Guantanamo Detainees
AlJazeera.Net, June 12, 2008.
The court ruled on Thursday that detainees in the US jail in southern Cuba 'have the constitutional privilege of habeas corpus'.
'The laws and constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times,' said Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the court."
Justice Kennedy, those are sweet words. Though it's worth asking -- don't we always live in extraordinary times? When were the ordinary times?
Read:
US Court Backs Guantanamo Detainees
AlJazeera.Net, June 12, 2008.
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