My Thoughts and Perspective as a SERE Graduate, Part I | 20 comments (20 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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But I wasn't going that far - I was only going up to the point where the SCOTUS has to rule on whether the US Preznit has the constitutional authority to overrule the Geneva Conventions.

The brainless should not be in banking. — Willem Buitler

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri May 8th, 2009 at 04:30:06 AM EST
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Re: Thoughts and Perspective as a SERE Graduate (none / 1)

When a Sovereign State signs an international Treaty, it agrees to be bound by it and by the judicial processes provided for in that Treaty. Thus it is not for SCOTUS to be the final arbiter on whether the USA or its servants commited torture.

The immediate problem may be in finding a victim and a prosecutor in a position to take such a case in the first place.

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Fri May 8th, 2009 at 08:11:25 AM EST
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My Thoughts and Perspective as a SERE Graduate, Part I | 20 comments (20 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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