WSJ disagrees with me on enemy combatant ruling
For the record, the Wall Street Journal disagrees with my view that the recent "enemy combatant" ruling was correct, and they believe it will be overturned:
see "Al Qaeda's American Harbor"
A bad decision likely to be overturned.
Opinion Journal, June 14, 2007
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110010207
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06/14/07 @ 10:48:24 am
The WSG essentially argues that we should trust the executive branch as they arrest people (and there's no restriction against the same treatment being extended to American citizens) in the country. Just because the executive says they are enemy combatants, does not mean they are; that's what trials are for.
All the judges said is that the guy's got right to a trial. I don't buy the argument about national security -- there are ways to protect evidence (like, not disclosing it to congress). So give him a trial. If he's guilty, throw away the key.
I actually don't believe the judges are wrong. The president can't arbitrarily suspend constitutional protections. I think this will make for an interesting case on appeal.
06/14/07 @ 10:54:44 am
Freak, as you know from my original article, you and I agree on this, to the dismay of some of my more "conservative" readers.