Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Thursday that terrorist suspects will receive better treatment than the Nazis now that the Supreme Court has ruled detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have the right to habeas corpus. "The court gave al Qaeda members the same status as an American citizen. They said an al Qaeda member has a constitutional right to go to a federal court of their choosing and say, 'Judge, let me go,'" Graham told reporters outside the Senate chamber. "The Nazis never had that right."
Graham, a loyal ally to GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and a former military prosecutor, said he would look at legislative options to overturn the ruling, including a constitutional amendment if necessary. He said that detainees would be able to sue American soldiers and officers in U.S. courts, pulling them off the battlefield.
"I can't believe we are going to allow unelected judges who are not trained in military matters to make major wartime policy decisions," Graham said.
Graham reacted to the court's Thursday decision, which marked the third time it has rebuked the Bush administration's handling of terrorism detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. On behalf of 37 foreigners imprisoned at Guantanamo, the court ruled that the 300 people held in custody there have the right under the Constitution to challenge their custody in federal courts.
"I can't believe we are going to allow unelected judges who are not trained in military matters to make major wartime policy decisions," Graham said.
Graham reacted to the court's Thursday decision, which marked the third time it has rebuked the Bush administration's handling of terrorism detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. On behalf of 37 foreigners imprisoned at Guantanamo, the court ruled that the 300 people held in custody there have the right under the Constitution to challenge their custody in federal courts.
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