Rummy Gets "To Add Crimes At Will" To New "WH Non-Terrorist Bill"

[kpete]

Posted on Wed, Aug. 02, 2006
MILITARY COURTS

Bush seeks expanded military tribunal roleThe White House is seeking legislation that would allow people not affiliated with terrorism to be prosecuted in military commissions -- with far fewer rights than afforded civilians.
Washington Post Service

WASHINGTON - A draft Bush administration plan for special military courts seeks to expand the reach and authority of such ''commissions'' to include trials, for the first time, of people who are not al Qaeda members or the Taliban and are not directly involved in acts of international terrorism, according to officials familiar with the proposal plan.

The plan, which would replace a military trial system ruled illegal by the Supreme Court in June, also allows the secretary of defense to add crimes at will to those under the military court's jurisdiction. The two provisions would be likely to put more individuals than previously expected before military juries, officials and independent experts said.

The draft proposed legislation, set to be discussed at two Senate hearings today, is controversial inside and outside the administration because defendants would be denied many protections guaranteed by the civilian and traditional military criminal justice systems.

Under the proposed procedures, defendants would lack rights to confront accusers, exclude hearsay accusations, or bar evidence obtained through rough or coercive interrogations. They would not be guaranteed a public or speedy trial and would lack the right to choose their military counsel, who in turn would not be guaranteed equal access to evidence held by prosecutors.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/nation/15176692.htm?source=rss&channel=miamiherald_nation

[atreides1]

1. In Nazi Germany

They called this the "Enabling Act", because it made Hitler the supreme ruler of Germany. I guess the Republicans were real serious about that "one-party rule" plan that they started back in 1994.

[ixion]

2. these fascists must be voted out pronto

if we ever want to have a chance at restoring the republic.

[jimshoes]

3. Who says these guys don't learn from history

They've got the third reich script down to a tee.

[Metta]

4. Things aren't legal just because they say they are.

This is another blatant attempt at school yard intimidation. The Constitution and the BoR still stand.

[Sinti]

5. That depends entirely on what the Supremes say about it n/t

[High Plains]

6. Who is going to liberate us?

I guess we'll have to do it ourselves.

[Norquist Nemesis]

7. And regardless of a guilty/not guilty decision

they are still Enemy Combatants led back to their cells until such time as the "War on Terror" is won.

[Mind_your_head]

8. K & R

[Lars39]

9. Recommended

Frickin' nazis.:grr:

[rubberducky]

10. Does this sound like an administration

that plans on vacating the white house in 2 years?? I don`t think that they are putting al of this s**t inplace only to hand it over to dems. I pray I`m wrong, but, I fear I`m right.

[meldroc]

13. Kicked.

Would K&R, but I can't recommend threads yet... Don't know where the threshold lives.

[kpete]

17. The threshold lives within

and WELCOME meldroc...

[truebrit71]

16. I have the same thought as you...Why would they give this sort of power to

..a potential Democratic Administration that they KNOW would use it to come after them, UNLESS they knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt that there will NEVER be another Democratic administration....

This is the thought that keeps me awake at night....

[WinkyDink]

11. Do the 31% know THIS?? OMG!! TREASON!!!! ALL REPUBLICANS

must be DEFEATED!! I'd say more, but it's bad Karma.

I'd like to ask Lieberman about this one!

AND RALPH NADER, who saw NO DIFFERENCE between Bush and Gore!!!!!!!!!!!

[badgerpup]

12. Who gets to decide on whether this passes or not?

I sent my Senator an HFS! email about it...:scared:
I really hope that whoever is voting on this LOOKS at it and decides that enough is too much and votes :thumbsdown:

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

14. I heard Rachel Maddow on AAR discussing this this AM

This is some scary stuff

[toymachines]

15. Everyday we are one step closer to the edge.

Most won't even notice it when we fall and the only thing that will catch us is the police state.