Finally!

[kallistii]

Well, today, the American government started to correct it's wrong course. The US Supreme Court has struck down the law that allowed the US Government to hold people without giving them recourse to challenge their captivity in court. No more can people be held indefinitely at Gitmo. This means that you simply can't be considered a non-person simply because the US is operating off their home turf, allowing them to do with you as they like. It's only a matter of time now before the use of torture is fully disallowed again by the US Government. The country has been on the brink of insanity, and with today's Supreme Court Decision, it has taken a step away from that precipice.

In other news, Tim Russert, the long time host of "Meet the Press", and consummate journalist died today. One of the best voices of broadcast journalism has gone silent. Sunday morning will not be the same anymore.

Comments

[erynn999.livejournal.com]

We went over the brink a long time ago. People here seem to finally be realizing it. Let's hope some of this "course correction" stuff can salvage my country before it's entirely too late.

[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

The Supreme Court ruling happened yesterday, actually. I read the decision; it's a very good ruling and on a solid base of law. This was in contrast to Scalia's foot-stomping appeal to fear. Sorry Justice, but if you can't challenge this on a Constitutional legal basis, STFU.

[duncanmac.livejournal.com]

I strongly suspect that there will be no substantive changes to US government stupidities till Jan. 20th next year ... and then the new president (whoever he is) will have an Herculean labor to undertake. [I'm thinking of a specific Herculean task here -- involving the legendary stables of Augeas IIRC. :-)]

I also would not trust a "frozen Freedom fry" to do the right thing. As I am not an US citizen, it's not in my ability to do anything about it, however.

Hint: you *should* register and exercise your voting ability in November, no? :-)