Recently, the Supreme Court overturned the Bush administration’s attempt to throw out the writ of habeas corpus (the right of a prisoner to face his accusers and be told why he is being held).
Specifically, the court ruled 5-4 that detainees at Guantanamo have the right to challenge their detention in federal court.
President Bush and Justice Scalia were outraged that their efforts to eliminate one of the basic freedoms in the Bill of Rights of the Constitution was thwarted. (Keep in mind that President Bush once
said “If this were a dictatorship, it’d be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I’m the dictator.”)
Had the Bush administration had its way, the United States would have been on a very slippery slope that could lead to the total elimination of the rights that Americans have had for over 200 years.
President Bush still conducts illegal surveillance, still conducts torture and still acts as a “unitary president” without regard to the will of the people. With the 5-4 ruling, the election in November becomes
critical as John McCain would not hesitate to replace liberal justices with those more like Scalia.
The U.S. Constitution has ably served our nation for over two centuries and I for one will vote for Barrack Obama to ensure that future generations of Americans will still have the freedoms set forth and
fought for by our founding fathers.
JOHN REVAY
Woodbridge
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