Quote of the Day: Unchecked Bush Power

"We long have made it clear that a state of war is not a blank check for the president when it comes to the rights of the nation's citizens. . . We necessarily reject the government's assertion that separation of powers principles mandate a heavily circumscribed role for the courts in such circumstances."

--Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

So wrote Justice O'Connor in the lead opinion in Hamdi et al. v. Rumsfeld, Secretary Of Defense, et al. In the 2004 case, "eight of nine justices rejected the administration's position that the courts had no oversight role in the imprisonment of U.S. citizens as enemy combatants."

But if the Constitution can't stop the wannabe monarch, why in this bleakest of worlds should we believe the High Court can?

Hat tip to the Progressive Daily Beacon

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