Court will reconsider its ruling on detainee

[kpete]

Court will reconsider its ruling on detainee

Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. - A federal appeals court will reconsider its ruling that a legal U.S. resident being held as a suspected enemy combatant should be charged or released from military custody.
A three-judge panel of the court ruled 2-1 in June that the Military Commissions Act, passed in 2006 to establish military trials, does not strip Ali al-Marri of his constitutional right to challenge his accusers in court.

The Bush administration requested a rehearing by the full court, arguing that national security would be jeopardized if the administration was not allowed to indefinitely hold suspected terrorists as enemy combatants inside the United States.

The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the rehearing in a brief order Wednesday. Arguments will be held the week of Oct. 31, and the court's decision likely will come a few weeks later.

more at:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20070824_Court_will_reconsider_its_ruling_on_detainee.html

[Jim__]

1. The constitution puts national security in jeopardy.

The president must be able to completely disregard the constitution. :sarcasm:

[kurth]

2. Stupid constitution emboldens terrarisss

[gratuitous]

3. Ah, who needs habeas anyway?

If the government thinks you did something wrong, isn't that enough?

[mmonk]

4. "enemy combatant" is a made up undefined term and uncodified term

and thus should have no legal standing.