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Judge Grants Padilla Access to Lawyer

Posted by michael on from the small-favors dept.

Morphine007 writes "A judge has ordered that Jose Padilla be allowed to see his lawyer, and all I can say is it's about fscking time, I especially like the quote: "Lest any confusion remain, this is not a suggestion or a request that Padilla be permitted to consult with counsel, and it is certainly not an invitation to conduct further 'dialogue' about whether he is permitted to do so.""

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  1. Re:My Rights Online?? by elmegil · · Score: 4, Insightful
    So a man not apprehended on a battlefield is a POW how?

    Oh wait. Since we're fighting the "war on terrorism" the world is our battlefield, and ANYONE can be accused of terrorism and summarily stripped of their rights as a US citizen (completely arbitrarily I might add, given that John Walker Lindh who WAS found on a goddamn battlefield was given full constitutional rights to legal representation etc...but wait, Pedillo or whatever else you wanna call him isn't a White Suburban Boy with Parents Who Have Money to Fight for Him!).

    No potential for abuse there at all....

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  2. Enemy combatant. by Picass0 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This man lost his rights as a US citizen when he traveled overseas and conspired with a foreign government to harm the United States. Read the fine print on your passport sometime. You can have your citizenship revoked for such actions. He is an enemy in a foriegn army. As such, it is appropriate for him to be tried by the military.

    There is some very damning evidence that this piece of shit wanted to detonate a radiological device on our soil. This isn't "Free Kevin" time here. He's a fucking terrorist. And if he succeeded in doing what he intended, if my two little girls were dying of radiation poisoning, at least Morphine007 can sleep well that he wasn't denied due process.

    For fuck's sake, can we get real about the fact this is a war?

    1. Re:Enemy combatant. by orthogonal · · Score: 4, Insightful

      This man lost his rights as a US citizen when he traveled overseas and conspired with a foreign government to harm the United States.

      Um, what a bout due proces of law? What about proving that he conspired to harm the U.S.? What abbout doing this in a court of law?

      How does letting him have his day in court threaten our safety?

      And how does not letting him have his day in court safeguard our liberties?

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