Saturday, July 01, 2006

Warner Is Uncertain on Legislation for Tribunals - New York Times


So, what's this? It takes the Supremes to get through to Warner and others that damned near everything this president has done wouldn't pass constitutional muster?

Warner Is Uncertain on Legislation for Tribunals - New York Times:

"WASHINGTON, June 30 : A leading Senate Republican said Friday that he was not sure that Congress should pass legislation to create new military tribunals for terror suspects, a stance that raised doubts about prospects for a White House plan to establish an alternative to the commissions struck down this week by the Supreme Court.

The senator, John W. Warner of Virginia, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said he had not yet decided what course Congress should take. But Mr. Warner, who will preside over hearings on the issue in July, said he was concerned that new tribunals, even if authorized by Congress, might not withstand judicial scrutiny."

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