Padilla NOT an enemy combatant?

[Redleg]

Here is a side note for you Tribesman, unlike many, I do understand how the Government in the United States works. There are three seperate branches each that are suppose to provide checks and balances on the others. In this instance one branch has abused their authority, one branch has abdicated there authority, and one branch has not yet come into play.

Short term abuses do and will continue to happen in the American system of government - but eventually the government either self-corrects with the three branches providing the checks and balances - or we end up voting the controlling party out of the other two branches. This is what happened to the Democratic Party - and most likely will happen to the Republican Party - unless of course in the next 12 monthes they get their act together and begin to regain the authority which the Congress has abdicated to the President.

The downstream effects of this particular case will be interesting to see. I believe that the Supreme Court will be making additional rulings concerning some of the cases in Gitmo in the near future.

Are we seeing the beginning of the lame duck session of President Bush's presidency 3 year years before it should occur - or will he pull his adminstration together and overcome theseself-imposed hurrdles.

Now back to playing the devil's advocate when the need arises.