Comments on Pro Libertate: Opening the Gates of the Gulag (Pt. I)

As an outspoken opponent of the Military Commissio...

2006-11-18T00:32:00.000-07:00

As an outspoken opponent of the Military Commissions Act, Sen. Dodd has introduced the Effective Terrorists Prosecution Act, which is expected to accomplish:

* Restores Habeas Corpus protections to detainees
* Narrows the definition of unlawful enemy combatant to individuals who directly participate in hostilities against the United States who are not lawful combatants
* Bars information gained through coercion from being introduced as evidence in trials
* Empowers military judges to exclude hearsay evidence they deem to be unreliable
* Authorizes the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to review decisions by the Military commissions
* Limits the authority of the President to interpret the meaning and application of the Geneva Conventions and makes that authority subject to congressional and judicial oversight
* Provides for expedited judicial review of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 to determine the constitutionally of its provisions

CK, you asked about whether a sunset provision was...

2006-11-16T07:14:00.000-07:00

CK, you asked about whether a sunset provision was present within the MCA?

From Wikipedia's reference:

The Act changes pre-existing law to explicitly disallow the invocation of the Geneva Conventions when executing the writ of habeas corpus or in other civil actions [Act sec. 5(a)]. This provision applies to all cases pending at the time the Act is enacted, as well as to all such future cases.

That's Wikipedia's summary, of course, as Section 5(a) actually states the following:

(a) IN GENERAL.--No person may invoke the Geneva Conventions
or any protocols thereto in any habeas corpus or other civil
action or proceeding to which the United States, or a current
or former officer, employee, member of the Armed Forces, or other
agent of the United States is a party as a source of rights in
any court of the United States or its States or territories.

Interesting that this section mentions myriad "sources of rights," that are proscribed of course to the accused, instead of pre-existing rights given by the Creator.

Anyway, not to dwell on an irrelevant aspect to the question you asked, I couldn't find any provision within the Act that requires a reauthorization after a set timeframe. Ergo, my guess would be that the Act is perpetually in effect and actionable by Der Führer unless and until Congress ever decides to rescind it.

W.J. Clinton, as the Lizard King...now why do y'al...

2006-11-16T07:11:00.000-07:00

W.J. Clinton, as the Lizard King...now why do y'all want to be dissin' Jim Morrison like that...

You know I wasn't aware of that until you mentioned it. I had to look it up..hehe. I guess you can tell I'm not a Doors fan ;). I knew of him, of course, but not much about him. Still, why split hairs as I think Mr. Morrison, if he still walked the earth, and the Lizard Queen would today be quaint bedfellows to be honest. Who knows?

seriously though, I don't think Hilary has a snow-ball's chance in Hades of getting elected. In general, I've got nothing against the concept of a female executive, but too many people in this country are suspicious of her, her motives and in some cases her gender. There are folks that would not vote for her on account of who her husband was/is.

I hope you're correct, but if she plays her message just right, she'll grab a chunk of the electorate. Besides, the mind-numbing continues unabated upon the young adults and there may be enough to tip the scales. Either way, does it really matter whether the Lizard Queen is elected or a King Snake (Giuliani*)?

Nah, the electorate have been mind-molded into confining their choice merely between one species or another within the Reptilia class. Only a matter of degree, really.

* Of course, I'm merely guessing here of a possible Giuliani Republicrat nomination; it wouldn't be a shock in any event.

DD,W.J. Clinton, as the Lizard King...now why do y...

2006-11-15T20:29:00.000-07:00

DD,

W.J. Clinton, as the Lizard King...now why do y'all want to be dissin' Jim Morrison like that...seriously though, I don't think Hilary has a snow-ball's chance in Hades of getting elected. In general, I've got nothing against the concept of a female executive, but too many people in this country are suspicious of her, her motives and in some cases her gender. There are folks that would not vote for her on account of who her husband was/is.

No, I think 2008 is going to be designated by the Dems as a preparatory period for Hilary to run in 2012 (which incidentally is the year identified in the Aztec calendar as the end of the world...go figure the pre-Columbian mesoamericans knew something that we haven't figured out yet). Speaking of preparatory, if she does get in, we will collectively need a really big tube of Preparation H.

I think the reson that the MCA is so unknown, in spite of it being right out there, is that is has purposefully been buried in a sea of news and events. I have a feeling that at some point, Habeus Corpus will get suspended for the wrong person and that certain more reasonable elements in the media will cry to high heaven. Once the masses have been properly informed and inflamed, I am hoping that the MCA will go away (hey, I can dream right?). BTW, does anyone know if the MCA has a sunset clause built into it?

It's amazing to me that the passage of the MCA rec...

2006-11-15T19:01:00.000-07:00

It's amazing to me that the passage of the MCA recently, which has the propensity to be even more vastly draconian than the Patriot Act, is apparently, unlike the Patriot Act, virtually unknown to the commoners, thus no outrage, only loud silence, heard from any quarter. It's not like this information is censored and unavailable to them.

Actually it's NOT amazing...sigh...because the sheeple that solely follow the mainstream shepherd's commands won't know. As Kinison would say in a different context of course, "Go where the damn food is!!"...but anyway.

That said, get ready Will because I predict that the next regime, lead by the Lizard Queen, will make this one seem tame by comparison. The Lizard Queen is quite likely to be more mature and is obviously well-greased in perfidy and graft well beyond what Gecko Jr. has managed thus far. Nevertheless, the executive Gecko Jr. and his legislative chameleon buddies, working in the footsteps of the Lizard King who in his eight year reign broke ground, have indeed managed to lay a stable totalitarian foundation. Now, or certainly by 2008, the path will lay clear for the Lizard Queen and her cabal of minions to finally consummate it all within the executive forthwith or soon thereafter.

Time will tell I reckon.