Executive Power
I like this quote:
"The power of the executive to cast a man in prison without formulating any charge known to the law and particularly to deny him the judgment of his peers is in the highest degree odious and is the foundation of all totalitarian government, whether Nazi or Communist" -Wiston Churchill (21 November 1943)
Imagine the situation he faced, the world most powerful army of all time (up to then) at his doorstep with Britain having a real possibility of losing the war. They had actually fought many battles and had their cities bombed and he said this. Is the threat Bush sees more than that what Churchill faced justifying (in Bush's mind,lol mind) gitmo?
"The power of the executive to cast a man in prison without formulating any charge known to the law and particularly to deny him the judgment of his peers is in the highest degree odious and is the foundation of all totalitarian government, whether Nazi or Communist" -Wiston Churchill (21 November 1943)
Imagine the situation he faced, the world most powerful army of all time (up to then) at his doorstep with Britain having a real possibility of losing the war. They had actually fought many battles and had their cities bombed and he said this. Is the threat Bush sees more than that what Churchill faced justifying (in Bush's mind,lol mind) gitmo?
posted by Eddie | 10:09 PM
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