By now, most of you have probably heard about the latest Bush administration plan to deal with detainees at Guantanamo Bay and other military prisons — hold them forever without bringing them to trial. Administration officials are preparing long-range plans for indefinitely imprisoning suspected terrorists whom they do not want to set free or turn […]
It’s rare when I agree so wholeheartedly with anything Chief Justice William Rehnquist has to say, but the ailing jurist was absolutely correct last week in his year-end report about dangerous, ongoing political attacks on the judiciary. “The Constitution protects judicial independence not to benefit judges, but to promote the rule of law: Judges are […]
I should probably save myself the aggravation and stop watching the darn show, but I continue to marvel at Meet the Press’ standards. Last week, it was Dr. Phil. This week, it was an example of the kind of ideological balance we’ve come to expect from the “liberal” media. The first half of the show […]