Monday, February 28, 2005
Could the Stakes Be Any Higher?
Here is the reason it is absolutely essential that Mr. Bush’s extremist judicial nominees not pass:
A federal district judge in South Carolina ruled Monday that President Bush had greatly overstepped his authority by detaining an American citizen as an enemy combatant for nearly three years without filing criminal charges.
If Bush picks his judges like he picks his Attorneys General, we have quite a bit to fear from the seven he has renominated. The future of the Bill of Rights is at stake.
To date, the courts have shown that they are willing to do what Congress has not - stand up to the anti-democratic policies of the Bush administration. I worry that won’t always be the case if the Republicans have their way.
