GOP- How about using Alcatraz to House Gitmo Prisoners? Nancy Pelosi- Heck No!
It seems folks have forgotten why terrorists are being kept at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In 1950, ruling in in Johnson v. Eisentrager, the Supreme Court barred federal civilian courts from hearing habeas petitions filed by German citizen combatants convicted of war crimes and imprisoned overseas by the U.S. military. Since Guantanamo Bay is not in [...]
Stimulus- House GOP ‘Oh, My God’, House Dems- “May Not Be Enough”
It seems House dems still have the mindset that money exists in a vacuum: The Hill House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) also told reporters it may not be the last effort to use big government spending to spur the economy. “This represents the largest effort by any legislative body in the world [...]
