Not my Commander in Chief

Cross-Posted from DailyKos.com with permission of the author, Crashing Vor Watching Keith [Olbermann] just now, I heard him mention Antonin “Nino” Scalia’s dissenting opinion from today’s ruling in regards habeas corpus rights for detainees. The lowlight of Justice Scalia’s opinion was the paragraph: “The game of bait-and-switch that today’s opinion plays upon the Nation’s Commander [...]

Jun 13, 2008 | Categories:War | Tags: 10th Amendment, commander-in-chief, Executive Power, Guest Commentary, Habeas Corpus, justice-scalis, limited-powers, Louie Ludwig, militar, Positive Grant, president, supreme-court | 5 Comments »