Legal Expert:Congress Can't Rubber Stamp Military Commissions

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Legal Expert: Congress Can’t Rubber Stamp Military Commissions Without Endangering U.S. Troops
Shortly after the Supreme Court issued its decision in the Hamdan case, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) went on television and said that all Congress needed to do was provide its “blessing” to Bush’s procedures. Many others, especially critics of the decision, have echoed Graham’s position.

Today, Georgetown Law Professor Carlos Vazquez explained that things aren’t as simple as Graham and others would have you believe.

Vazquez said that Congress could pass a law authorizing the procedures ruled illegal by the court. But according to the court’s decision, doing so would abrogate Common Article 3 of Geneva Conventions. This would have serious consequences because the Geneva Conventions provide essential protections to U.S. troops abroad. Watch it:
( http://thinkprogress.org/2006/06/30/military-commission-rubber-stamp/)




Vazquez also noted that — contrary to some interpretations circulating in the blogosphere — the court did not find the Geneva Conventions were only relevant because they were incorporated into the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Even if you amend that law, Gevena still applies.

[Rex]

1. Oh no...way too late now. Pandora's Box was opened years ago.

With the be-headings, secret torture cells, domestic spying, etc. THEY...IE...the Republican Party THREW our American Forces into harms way INTENTIONALLY and without MERIT. They KNEW it would get troops killed over a lie...but did it anyway. People just don't get it.

Way too late, wish someone would have noticed the GC 3 years ago. :eyes:

[leftchick]

2. two words

signing statements.