Straight into Action http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7841492.stm Barack Obama has requested the suspension of all military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay, in his first major act as US president. The request could halt proceedings in 21 pending cases, including those against five men accused of plotting the 11 September 2001 attacks. The halt would give Mr Obama time to review the tribunal process. Comments :-
The President does not have the authority to do that on his own. A new law would have to be passed to repeal the Act.
An encouraging start. This was one of his major promises, he wasted no time taking action. May he be equally decisive in withdrawing troops from Iraq and working to help the victims of the war recover some measure of their lives. It's good to be in Obama-nation. I don't recall partying in the streets when they...uh...installed the last guy. What shall we call it? Appointed? At any rate, the Presidency is now filled by one who cares about the people and constitutional rights. Hope and change!
I'm willing to bet that you've never read the PATRIOT act. Can you tell me how many pages it is? Do you want Obama to stop ALL of the PATRIOT Act - including the increased penalties for counterfeiting, electronic money tampering, illegal wire transfers, bank fraud, eliminating front organizations, anti-money laundering provisions, increased duties of the Secret Service to pursue counterfeiters, etc? That's 90% of the PATRIOT Act, you know.
It's great to see these sorts of actions being taken by President Obama. It's amazing to actually have a President who is up to the job again. Let us wash the stain of George W. Bush from our country.
I would expect that pingpong123 knows what is contained therein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_PATRIOT_Act,_Title_III
Yep, he's a moron. I suppose the next order of business will be to give compensation to those that tried to attack the US. What a joke. So much for "fixing" the economy.
What does this have to do with the economy? This has to do with following our constitution and living up to the standard our country is supposed to stand for. This has to do with repairing our international reputation. This has nothing to do with the economy (at least not in any direct way.) Very confused comment there, sir.
Exactly. What does it have to do with the economy? This is by far the dumbest thing any sitting president has done to date. I'm beginning to wonder if Obama is retarded. My suggestion to you is to read the "Constitution" before making blanket statements that have nothing to do with it. Repairing our international reputation? Don't you mean appeasing the enemy? Had I seen these headlines on April 1 instead of today I might have been more amused.
No. I don't mean "appeasing the enemy." Bush is gone so that sort of ridiculously Bush-speak is no longer needed, thank you. I mean exactly what I said. Repairing our international reputation. We are supposed to be the beacon of democracy, it's time we start acting like it. That's what President Obama is doing with his actions re: Guantanamo Bay. As far as the rest of your comments, they were too silly to respond to. You calling Barack Obama "retarded" is like some bar band guitarist saying Jimi Hendrix couldn't play.
What is truly sad is that many do not realize the information, intelligence and life saving information that has been gathered as a result. The attacks that have been thwarted and additional terrorists that have been brought to justice. Sadly, Obama appears to be either confused, or just a dumb shit.