Right wing bloggers employ investigative journalism skills to “skim” documents
I felt sympathy for right wing bloggers today after the Supreme Court ruled that habeas corpus would be restored to Guantanamo detainees. I knew that they not only had to disagree with the justices but they also had to declare their rulings unconstitutional and the work of “judicial activism.” But to make those claims right wing bloggers would actually have to read the court opinions, and those opinions are just so gosh darn long.
Well, luckily they employed their Woodward/Bernstein investigative journalism skills to speed up the process:
I’m skimming through the ruling, too. Here’s the key passage of the majority’s ruling…
The opinion can be read here. From a cursory reading, the Court says that Congress cannot act to suspend habeas corpus except through the Suspension Clause, which requires an explicit act noting invasion or rebellion
My quick glimpse says that the justices are engaged in the same “almost is good enough” analysis that they applied in Rasul in which they decided that Guantanamo Bay, though not technically U.S. territory, is close enough so that constitutional protections must apply.
Like most with an interest in the issue, I am just beginning to skim the Supreme Court’s opinions on the habeas corpus rights of unlawful combatants detained in Guantanamo Bay
And the best one of all…
I was going out the door this morning when I learned about the Supreme Court ruling — that the American people had lost to radical Islam, 5 to 4.
I was on my way to Shea Stadium. Because of some things that came up, we had to cancel a family vacation this week. To ease the blow, I promised my almost 6-year-old, Edward, that I’d take him to his first big league game. Today. To my delight, he is a nut for baseball — cannot take his eyes off it. He’s been talking about it, bragging to his friends about it, for days. All he wanted to do was get to “the big Shea” at least once before they knock it down at the end of this year. And so we did.
It turned out to be a glorious June day … and the most excruciating one of the season. The Mets lost. 5 to 4.
Well, I certainly hope Michelle Malkin at least picks up the Cliffs Notes copy of the ruling before she appears on any Fox News shows to discuss it:
Great. Just great.