Posted by
Ed Lilly on Friday, June 13, 2008 7:21:19 AM
I think it was Steve Martin's character in "Grand Canyon" who tells Kevin Kline that he doesn't watch enough movies, because all of life's questions are answered in the movies. I was reminded of this in light of yesterday's ridiculous ruling by 5 members of the Supreme Court that foreign, illegal, enemy combatants somehow have habeas corpus rights.
Someone needs to get the folks in the White House to sit down today and watch "National Treasure." They just might learn something in how to respond to yesterday's ruling:
So... Here's to the men who did what was considered wrong, in order to do what they knew was right... [nodding] what they knew was right.
I know I'd have a heck of a lot more respect for an executive branch that came out and simply told the Supreme Court to shove it on this ruling. Heck, presidential precedent is on the government's side, and the side of common sense: "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it."