The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, like the majority of Americans, are fed up with Bush's shenanigans of denying people their constitutional rights and rejected his attempt to skirt around the Supreme Court.
Jose Padilla, an American citizen with the same rights as you and me has been denied his constitutional rights by Bush for over 3 1/2 years. Padilla's right to a speedy trial and his right to an attorney were long ago violated and it's way past time that the Supreme Court steps in and identifies the Bush administration's violation of the law.
Will see if the Supreme Court follows the
U.S. Constitution when it finally rules on his case.
"A federal appeals court delivered a stunning rebuke to the Bush administration today, refusing to allow the transfer of Jose Padilla from military custody to civilian law enforcement authorities to face terrorism charges in criminal court.
In denying the administration's request, the three-judge panel also said in a strongly worded opinion that the Justice Department's attempt to transfer Mr. Padilla gave the appearance that the government was trying to manipulate the court system to prevent the Supreme Court from reviewing the case. The judges warned that the administration might be jeopardizing its credibility before the courts in terrorism cases.
What made today's action by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Va., so startling, lawyers and others said, was that it came from a panel of judges who had provided the administration with a major court victory in September, saying that President Bush had the authority to detain Mr. Padilla, an American citizen, as an enemy combatant.
But the judges were clearly angered when the Bush administration suddenly shifted course on Nov. 22, saying it no longer needed that authority because it had decided to try Mr. Padilla in a civilian court. The government said that as a result of the shift, it was no longer necessary for the Supreme Court to review the issue of whether Mr. Bush could detain an American citizen indefinitely as an enemy combatant. Many legal analysts interpreted the sudden change in approach as an effort to avoid a Supreme Court review of the Fourth Circuit ruling".
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, like the majority of Americans, are fed up with Bush's shenanigans of denying people their constitutional rights and rejected his attempt to skirt around the Supreme Court.
Jose Padilla, an American citizen with the same rights as you and me has been denied his constitutional rights by Bush for over 3 1/2 years. Padilla's right to a speedy trial and his right to an attorney were long ago violated and it's way past time that the Supreme Court steps in and identifies the Bush administration's violation of the law.
Will see if the Supreme Court follows the U.S. Constitution when it finally rules on his case.
