Obama's Indefinite Detentions OK'd by Judge

[rachel1]

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"WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals judge gave the Obama administration the OK to keep enforcing its indefinite detention policy Tuesday, issuing a temporary stay of a ruling that had found the practice unconstitutional." Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks discusses this decision and the Obama Administrations use of NDAA. Tell us what you think of indefinite detentions in the comment section below.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/18/indefinite-detention-ban-_n_1893652.html

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[patrice]

1. The only source I trust on this is Amy Goodman. F* TYT & HuffHo; they're more interested in

building a following than they are in the full breadth and depth of this issue, e.g. Buy TYT Merch.

I guess I should at least be thankful that you didn't quote Russia Today (RT) on this.

My thoughts:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101759155#post7

[HereSince1628]

2. I've got to say this is NOT a good answer to the international terrorist problem

Surrendering long held beliefs about the right of accused to have a 'speedy' trial in which they can know their accusers and make a legitimate defense may not make us barbarians but it certainly makes us less than English yeomen who were protected by the actions of the barons who forced the Great Writ upon the English crown.

[patrice]

3. Let us consider what will be surrendered if we experience another 9/11, or someone else in a

precarious position out there in the World, experiences that at this particular global financial moment, especially after 10 years of U.S. killing INNOCENT Muslims.

Don't forget War with Iran IS on the table, (just like the last time) whether we like that or not.

[Celebration]

5. What does this have to do with another 9/11?

You would have to make the argument that had this law been on the books, we would not have had a 9/11. In that case we had an executive branch that completely ignored strong warnings leading up to 9/11, and never scrambled fighter jets to protect the Pentagon. How can you argue that the power to detain Americans without charging them with a crime could have helped? Given the way the political system works now, I can see a situation developing where campaign money is intrinsically linked with disappearing people. No, I am not saying Obama, but laws work for ALL presidents.

In addition to being a bad law, it is hard to see it actually being constitutional.

[patrice]

7. Indefinite detention/the end of Habeas Corpus came out of AUMF 2002 that resulted from 9/11. nt

[HereSince1628]

6. I can't see how surrendering REAL "rights of man" to potential threats is a good bargain.

Frankly, I can't even see a break even.

Acceptance of ruining the lives of others by treating them as criminals without a trial is a huge mistake. It not only makes enemies, IT DEMEANS US.

If we want a government composed of clones of Dick Cheney, this is the path we must pursue. If we DON'T want a government composed of Dick Cheney-s then we MUST hold fast to the iron rod of human rights and despite the risk, extend humane, dignified treatment to those we assume to be our enemies.

[patrice]

8. "clones of Dick Cheney" is binary thinking. More things ARE possible. & What about what other

people, who could very likely be affected by this stuff, e.g. Libya, what about what THEY want?

Americans have the luxury of ideology, not only is it quite likely that put to a choice many Americans would choose to strive for safety and assume that there are more than just binary choices in the matter, the rest of the world is involved in this too and that's a world emerging from a global financial crisis and maybe even beginning to address a 2-state solution in the ME, in an environment that includes strong actors that favor war on Iran.

Romney wasn't a mistake.

Though I agree with your principles, the difference between principle abstract value and reality is not insignificant and probabilities, no matter how strong we might assume they are in a certain direction, a direction that for some reason usually coincides with our own position on a given issue, btw, . . . that is, no matter how strong one thinks a given probability is, the reality is that you don't know whether the next instance of whatever will conform to your expectations or be something different.

Whatever the ideologues think about the principles, what about what the far far larger majority of non-ideologues want? Tell me why they don't count? Is it because we ideologues have somekind of superior position to decide what happens for them?

[patrice]

9. Doesn't violence & destruction SURRENDER far more than that which is violated & destroyed? nt

[HereSince1628]

12. I think I kinda sorta said that.

At least it was sorta my intention.

[november3rd]

4. Yeah, this sucks

Obviously the Administration freaked because the injunction would have required them to immediately free everybody in secret and/or indefinite detention.

It's bullshit, though. We can't enjoy freedom and equality under the rule of law without having to take some security risks.

[malthaussen]

10. "Justice" moves quickly when the Guvmint leans.

Why, I bet the plaintiffs hadn'd even finished their champagne and cake yet.

-- Mal

[limpyhobbler]

11. So sad to see the liberals all keeping quiet while our freedom disappears.

It's not worth it.

[ancianita]

13. That lawyers lost this round doesn't reflect on liberals in general.

There's a lot going on. When media don't trumpet this ruling nationwide, it's not just liberal silence, it's the general ignorance of what this article of the NDAA was all about that should be factored in. I'm sure the plaintiffs are going forward with this suit.

There was no general public discussion of Congress' renewal of The Patriot Act, either. Most people weren'te even aware that it was up for re-authorization until the day Congress voted for it. That bothered me just as much.