So blared the headlines from a liberal rag from a nearby town.
The very people who want to destroy America have demanded - and been given - rights under the document they would spit on, if given the chance.
"Today, for the first time in our Nation's history, the Court confers a constitutional right to habeas corpus on alien enemies detained abroad by our military forces in the course of an ongoing war." (Dissent of Justin Antonin Scalia)
Once again, a bare-bones majority of the highest court of the land has done the wrong thing for the wrong reason. We know where this is going to lead. The filing of habeas corpus writs by a phalanx of liberal lawyers will be fast and furious. Ultimately, these lawyers will demand classified documents. How else are they going to defend their clients? Ultimately, America will not be able to give these lawyers what they want. Ultimately, cases will be dismissed and the detainees freed to go out and kill again. Ultimately, these lawyers will high-five and congratulate themselves on a job well done. I think America should send these lawyers to Iraq and then revoke their passports. Let them live, up close and personal, with the folks they freed. Let's see how they would like that.
Like the five justices responsible for Roe v. Wade, the Jihadi 5 of Boumediene v. Bush rendered a decision that has nothing to do with the facts or the law, and the Constitution certainly wasn't high on their list of priorities. This decision is all about five people who decided to say, "look what we can do." This decision was all about five people who wanted to secure their place in history. This decision is all about immortality. You know what they say: there's no such thing as bad publicity as long as they spell your name right.
You know what I say about judicial opinions: the longer they are, the more BS they contain. The opinion, including the syllabus, came in at a fat 78 pages.
There are some who will agree with this decision because, gosh, it's just so cruel to hold people indefinitely. Well, one, the detainees at Gitmo have never had it so good in their, to date, completely useless lives. Housing, clothing, three squares a day, complete dental/medical care. All free of charge. There are people in America who should have it so good. And, two, the detention does not have to be indefinite. The so-called leaders of the War Against the World could just say "enough". Once the war is over, the detainees could go home, just like all prisoners of war in past conflicts. So, the indefinite part is their choosing, not ours.
There is one foolproof way around this royal proclamation: America takes no more prisoners. Every fight is a fight to the death. These people want to die. They want to go to some paradise with 72 virgins. Let's give them what they want. It's a win-win.
"The Nation will live to regret what the Court has done today. I dissent." (Justice Antonin Scalia)
It's entirely possible that Justice Scalia is right. It's entirely possible that Justices Kennedy, Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, & Breyer will live to see the day that the detainees they freed with this decision use the Constitution to wipe the blood of Americans off their swords.
America: strong, safe, and free or everything else is a moot point!