Habeas Corpus Rights for Guantanamo Detainees

Summary

• The Court decision will help reestablish US credibility as a nation of laws
• Fighting terrorism need not mean rejecting the concept of habeas corpus

Summary

• The Guantanamo detainees are not American citizens and thus not entitled to habeas corpus rights
• This Supreme Court decision will harm the national security of the United States

"The Court's decision is a rejection of the Bush Administration's attempt to create a legal black hole at Guantanamo – yet another failed policy supported by John McCain. This is an important step toward reestablishing our credibility as a nation committed to the rule of law, and rejecting a false choice between fighting terrorism and respecting habeas corpus."

"We made it very clear these are enemy combatants. They have not, and never have been, given the rights of citizens of this country."

"We are going to be bollixed up in a way that's terribly unfortunate. Our first obligation is the safety and security of this nation, and the men and women who defend it. This decision will harm our ability to do that."

June 12, 2008
Campaign Statement Issued in Response to Supreme Court Ruling

June 13, 2008
Pemberton, NJ
Campaign Appearance at Burlington County College