Supreme Court: Guantanamo Detainees Have Right to Appeal in Civilian Court

Things make me so mad sometimes. Let me begin to explain by reiterating that I voted for Bush on his second term (yes, I know... I do apologize to the rest of you for that). I probably should have done some actual research before casting my vote (not that I would have voted for Kerry, but hey.)

I've read many news stories regarding the treatment of Guantanamo detainees, and have always felt that our military has claimed more power than is rightly theirs. I'm sure there are a number of people being detained who actually are serious, serious threats, and who might have taken any number of lives had they been free all this time; however, I feel that the behavior (or potential behavior) of those who are guilty should NEVER infringe on the rights of those who aren't.

For this reason, I was glad to hear of today's Supreme Court Ruling that determined that Guantanamo detainees have the right to appeal military tribunal decisions in the US Court system. This has gone on too long. How can we say we have the right to prosecute a person internally, without affording them the rights of any other person who gets prosecuted? Why shouldn't they have presumed innocence? And where do Bush and Congress get off thinking they can write legislation that gives them free reign over any person they so much as suspect to be an enemy combatant?

Enough is enough, and I hope there will be no delay in re-writing the legislation that allows our military to treat their suspects the way they do. Call me disloyal, I just hope to be able to always consider myself fair.