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June 13, 2008
McCain vs. Habeas corpus
In one more example of why we can't allow John McCain to choose any more Supreme Court judges, the Republican nominee backed Justice Robert's dissent against yesterday's Supreme Court ruling which allowed those indefinitely detained by our government to question their detainment in court.
Obama disagreed.
Mr. Obama issued a statement calling the decision “a rejection of the Bush administration’s attempt to create a legal black hole at Guantánamo” that he said was “yet another failed policy supported by John McCain.”
“This is an important step,” he said of the ruling, “toward re-establishing our credibility as a nation committed to the rule of law, and rejecting a false choice between fighting terrorism and respecting habeas corpus. Our courts have employed habeas corpus with rigor and fairness for more than two centuries, and we must continue to do so as we defend the freedom that violent extremists seek to destroy.”
UPDATE: Think Progress notes that Bush and McCain are once again in perfect agreement.
Posted by jnfr at June 13, 2008 08:57 AM