It has been very easy for defenders of habeas corpus to launch attacks on the Bush administration. After all, he signed the bill into law.
Let us not forgot that this bill could not have passed without the complicity of the United States Congress. The so-called "compromise" in the Military Comissions Act gave the president virtually everything he asked for, except a little bit of torture, which, it can be argued, was never legal to begin with.
And no Congressman was more complicit in this "compromise" than John Warner, the Senator from Virginia. Warner still stands by his decision, insisting that the law will not compromise the writ of habeas corpus for those who don't already deserve it.
It has been very easy for defenders of habeas corpus to launch attacks on the Bush administration. After all, he signed the bill into law.
Let us not forgot that this bill could not have passed without the complicity of the United States Congress. The so-called "compromise" in the Military Comissions Act gave the president virtually everything he asked for, except a little bit of torture, which, it can be argued, was never legal to begin with.
And no Congressman was more complicit in this "compromise" than John Warner, the Senator from Virginia. Warner still stands by his decision, insisting that the law will not compromise the writ of habeas corpus for those who don't already deserve it.
In the past, Blue Virginians could often rely on Warner being a much more reasonable lawmaker than his former co-Senator, George Allen. When dealing with civil liberties issues, I've been told by some to not "waste the stamp on Allen" but send two letters to Warner. With the changing tide both in the Congress and in Virginia, it's time for Virginians to hold John Warner responsible for the affront to America that is the Military Comissions Act.
Go Jim Webb, take over as the Senator from VA who really cares about our troops.