SHREDDING THE CONSTITUTION! (August 28, 2002 version)



A T.I.P. (Text In Progress) by



ADRIAN MORE





Geneva or not, Bush’s decisions on the Guantanamo detainees are against the Constitution of the United States, Article I, Section 8: "The CONGRESS shall have power to... MAKE RULES CONCERNING CAPTURES ON LAND AND WATER [my caps]".



Any decision on the Guantanamo captives belongs to Congress, not to Bush, as further clarified in U.S. Constitution, Article III, Section 2, Clause 3: "but when [crimes were] not committed within any State [of the U.S.], the trial shall be at such place...as the CONGRESS [my caps] may by law have directed."

And how about you, Ashcroft?

Your (in)justice dept. argued (International Herald Tribune, June 21, 2002: "‘Enemy combatants’ don’t have right to lawyer, Bush administration argues", by Jackman/Eggen) that "prisoners declared enemy combatants do not have the right to a lawyer": thus spake one who shouldn’t have spoken.

Prisoners of war are none of your goddam biz – got it now?

It’s Congress’ business.

You and Bush have NO STANDING TO INTERVENE!

The commander-in-chief HAS NO COMPETENCE here and MAY NOT INTRUDE UPON THE CONSTITUTIONAL PREROGATIVE OF CONGRESS!





Recently, white house counsel Al Gonzales advised Bush "that the Constitution gives the president authority to wage war without explicit authority from Congress" (The Associated Press, Mon Aug 26, 2002, 9:39am ET: ‘Bush Aides Say Iraq Decision Is His’, by Ron Fournier).

I couldn’t believe my eyes.

Was Gonzales talking about the Constitution of the United States?

If so, then he’s dead wrong.

U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8:

"CONGRESS shall have power to […] DECLARE WAR, […] TO RAISE AND SUPPORT ARMIES" [caps mine].



Ever read the Constitution, mr bush?





August 28, 2002 edition.

First version: March 22, 2002.



ADRIAN MORE





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