Dirrty bomber has a shot at justice
Jose Padilla, US citizen and suspected "dirrty bomber" cannot be tried as an "enemy combatant" according to a three-judge panel.
This is a good day for our civil liberties. Guilty or innocent, this guy deserves due process.
From the story:
President Bush does not have power to detain American citizen Jose Padilla, the former gang member seized on U.S. soil, as an enemy combatant, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.The decision could force the government to try Padilla, held in a so-called "dirty bomb" plot, in civilian courts.
In a 2-1 ruling, a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Padilla's detention was not authorized by Congress and that Bush could not designate him as an enemy combatant without the authorization.
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Doesn't it even slightly
Doesn't it even slightly scare the shit out of you that one of the judges on this panel thought it was _ok_ to hold this guy without a trial or any process?
Scary, scary.