Gitmo - Due Process

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This article, granted written from a very polarized Right vs. Left standpoint, does at least bring up an interesting ruling. It turns out that a number of "enemy combatants" were not really combatants at all, but just people the US military picked up for various reasons and really could not figure out what to do with. I am not one to rail on and on about Gitmo, but, in this country, we should not be holding anyone without due process. Looks like the courts agree.
Sadly, as they are the furthest thing from Democratic, my faith in the Federal Judiciary (a very distinct group than the politicized state judiciaries) continues to grow as my faith in the other branches of govt. wanes.

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