When Bush Breaks the Law, He Doesn't Change His Behavior, He Tries to Change The Law

posted by The Vidiot @ 6:01 PM Permalink

Bush pushes Congress to approve tribunals

The Bush administration made its opening move Tuesday in seeking new authority from the U.S. Congress to operate military tribunals trying terror suspects.
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They were responding to the Supreme Court ruling almost two weeks ago that found the operation of the special military tribunals set up by President George W. Bush to be unconstitutional.
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The Bush administration is taking the position that Congress should respond to the Supreme Court`s decision in the Hamdan vs. Rumsfeld case by making new laws to approve the procedures that Bush set into place in November 2001. It maintains that no changes in the procedures are required.

Ahh, but here's the rub: They found it unconstitutional, not illegal. It doesn't matter what laws they pass, they would have to change the US Constitution to approve Bush's illegal acts. The Supreme Court also said that all detainees have to be treated according to Article Three of the Geneva Conventions.

And Bushco apologists made this statement:

military officials insisted the new policy will not have much effect because humane treatment has always been the standard

Reeeeaaaly!?

FBI agents have described witnessing interrogations at Guantanamo that included chaining prisoners to the floor and leaving them to urinate and defecate on themselves, subjecting them to freezing cold and depriving them of sleep.

There's a lot more, but shouldn't that be enough!?