Posted by Tina
OK greatwe give the detainees at Gitmo the exact same rights Americans enjoy under the Constitution based on some sense of fairness or other nonsense. On paper and in the heart it may sound great but what are the real world consequences? Try this little scenario:
White House and Justice Department lawyers are bracing for a flood of new court battles as a result of last week’s historic Supreme Court ruling, which granted Guantnamo Bay detainees the right to seek their freedom in federal court. But a more daunting problem lurks down the road: what happens if the courts actually do set them free? ** nearly 100 of the remaining 270hail from Yemen, a country that so far has resisted taking back detainees. – Newsweek, by Michael Isikoff
This could become a major homeless problem. Maybe the Five Supremes will take them in?