Lindsey Graham wants to amend the Constitution, get rid of that annoying habeas corpus thing

[LTR]

Yes, the same Lindsey Graham who's ass John McLame is endlessly kissing. And Graham wants to wipe his ass with the Magna Carta.

In response to today's landmark Supreme Court decision granting habeas corpus to Guantanamo detainees, Lindsey Graham has decided he wants to amend the United State Constitution to strip it of any pesky kinds of civil rights protections that have existed since the Magna Carta.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) vowed Thursday to do everything in his power to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision on Guantanamo Bay detainees, saying that "if necessary," he would push for a constitutional amendment to modify the decision.

Graham blasted the decision as "irresponsible and outrageous," echoing the sentiments of many congressional Republicans and President Bush.

That will be a hard amendment to get past the Judiciary Committee, chaired by Patrick Leahy...

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/12/17277/3723/62/534898

Yep, those are your Republicans, the party of small government who live to conquer other countries to spread 'freedom.' That same 'freedom' they're trying to deprive us of.

If this doesn't motivate you to support Obama, then you either have no brain or no soul.

[lovuian]

1. Good Luck on that Graham you guys are cooked

Republican party is going to be GONE its imploding

[Richard Steele]

2. People like Graham are the reason "and domestic" is in the phrase "enemies foreign and domestic".

He and his ilk are a greater threat to this Nation
than Usama binLaden and his followers are or could
ever be. He is an ENEMY of the USA, and that's just
a simple fact.

[Disturbed]

3. Hard to believe but this Asshole was an Attorney.

Oh yeah, he worked for the US Military. :mad:

Didn't he get worked up over the Torture at Abu Grahib back when?

[Monk06]

7. Not only worked for the military... he was a JAG PROSECUTOR

If he was still in service he would be working
to convict the Haditha marines.

Methinks he's a bit of a cynic and an opportunist.

[malaise]

15. Bingo

The funny part is these are the goons who claim to dislike 'activist' judges. Time for some treason trials.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. DAMN FASCISTS

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. DAMN FASCISTS

[Solly Mack]

6. Warner, McCain, and Graham drafted the MCA in the first place

[JDPriestly]

8. Now, that's really a fascist stance.

I hesitate to use that label with regard to a specific person, but really. The Right to the Writ of Habeas Corpus is the underpinning of our democracy. We have nothing without it.

He should know better. He needs a few years under a Democratic president and majority in Congress. That will remind him how precious his rights are.

His temper tantrum will pass.

[China_cat]

9. He needs a few years back under the rock

he originally crawled from.

[SeattleGirl]

10. Asshole!

Fuck him and the horse he rode in on. :grr:

[opihimoimoi]

11. King Edward 1305....its been that long we been protecting rights of the people...WTF?

[FraDon]

20. King John, it was; in 1215.

From Wikipedia:

Magna Carta (Latin for Great Charter, literally "Great Paper"), also called Magna Carta Libertatum (Great Charter of Freedoms), is an English charter originally issued in 1215. It required the King to renounce certain rights, respect certain legal procedures and accept that his will could be bound by the law. It explicitly protected certain rights of the King's subjects, whether free or fettered — most notably the writ of habeas corpus, allowing appeal against unlawful imprisonment.

Magna Carta was the most significant early influence on the extensive historical process that led to the rule of constitutional law today. Magna Carta influenced the development of the common law and many constitutional documents, such as the United States Constitution. Many clauses were renewed throughout the Middle Ages, and continued to be renewed as late as the 18th century. By the second half of the 19th century, however, most clauses in their original form had been repealed from English law.

Magna Carta was the first document forced onto an English King by his subjects in an attempt to limit his powers by law. It was preceded by the 1100 Charter of Liberties in which King Henry I voluntarily stated that his own powers were under the law.

In practice Magna Carta mostly did not limit the power of the King in the Middle Ages; by the time of the English Civil War, however, it had become an important symbol for those who wished to show that the King was bound by the law.

Magna Carta is normally understood to refer to a single document, that of 1215. Various amended versions of the Magna Carta appeared in subsequent years however, and it is the 1332 version which remains on the statute books of England and Wales.

[opihimoimoi]

25. whoa, good one....thanx....

I had read it was 1305 when it first came into play...also from wiki...but I digress....whats a 100 years? LOL

[aquart]

12. Oh, is that this year's gay marriage/flag burning amendment?

The one thing the Republicans offer to prove they've actually done some work?

on edit: because they know there is no way in hell it will happen.

[chelsea0011]

13. What's next? Suspending elections? You know that's what they want.

[liberal N proud]

14. Why don't we just get rid of Lindsey Graham

That would be much easier.

[raccoon]

18. He just won in the primary here. Unfortunately but not surprising.

Need I add, in November I'll vote for the Democratic candidate no matter who it is?

[eShirl]

16. I mean, we're STILL trying to get the ERA passed...

What makes him think there is enough support for the GIVING AWAY of rights that we would actually amend our Constitution? It's not like ramrodding another bad law through Congress to appease the executive branch.

[Canuckistanian]

17. Building a bridge to the 9th century

"Damn the torpedoes, Full Speed Astern!"

[Echo In Light]

21. No doubt

[kentuck]

19. Maybe the people in SC can get rid of the annoying Sen. Graham..?

in November?

[HughMoran]

22. Good. He looks pathetic trying to "tow the Republican line" while ignoring why this country is great

I think it's great - he makes the Republicans continue to look like the folks who are changing our way of life based on the acts of a band of thugs - what a cowardly wimp who has no respect for the word "freedom".

[sinkingfeeling]

23. Good Luck with that Lindsey.

[DCKit]

24. If adults were running our government, the issue never would have arisen.

Lindsey Graham is the poster child for the spoiled, rotten to the core Republicons - they don't get their way, so they try to change the rules. Why they would choose this whiny little bitch to front for them on the SC decision is beyond me, but there you have it.

With the election in November, we have an opportunity to make the (R)s irrelevant. If we blow this one, we will regret it.

Clean elections and the full restoration of the Constitution should be our two biggest concerns right now. The Republicans want neither and Shakespeare's "...thou dost protest too much" doesn't begin to convey my feeling of how afraid they are of losing control of Washington.

All the rest is noise as long as we are able to restore the vote and the Constitution.

[Supersedeas]

26. we've have tried govt by pissypants -- time for America to move on

[opihimoimoi]

27. His remarks gives credence of the notion that ridding the Nation of the GOP is a good idea.

[LanternWaste]

28. I suppose if Mr. Graham gave it try...

Well, I suppose if Mr. Graham gave it try, we could easily turn the right-wing screed of "legislating from the bench" completely around and ourselves begin to trumpet, "judiciating from the legislature"

[Hydra]

29. I always get the urge to puke when Graham takes the stage

The shit he tries to make sound reasonable is always amazing- much like Falwell's comments about how God made 9/11 happen because he hates gays and feminists.

[defendandprotect]

30. When are we getting rid o Graham ...??

[truebrit71]

31. Good luck getting that ratified you grovelling little twerp...

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