Last Week, William Fisher from Huffington Post says (in William Fisher: A Hobbesian Choice for Obama?) ACLU National Security Project director Jameel Jaffer said, "To allow the government to imprison terrorism suspects indefinitely without charge or trial would fundamentally alter the character of American democracy. And a preventive detention system would be a human rights disast...

And William Fisher from Huffington Post says (in William Fisher: A Hobbesian Choice for Obama?) He added, "Unlike President Bush, President Obama is a lawyer and used to teach Constitutional Law. He must know better. The fact that President Obama and his administration are once again continuing the illegal and totalitarian Bush administration policies does not augur well for the f...

And Susie Madrak from Crooks and Liars says (in Indefinite Detention, Anyone? White House is Drafting New Executive Order) White House spokesman Ben LaBolt said there is no executive order and that the administration has not decided whether to issue one. But one administration official suggested that the White House was already trying to build support.

And dandelionsalad from Dandelion Salad says (in White House Drafts Executive Order to Allow Indefinite Detention of Terror Suspects) Such an order would embrace claims by former president George W. Bush that certain people can be detained without trial for long periods under the laws of war. Obama advisers are concerned that bypassing Congress could place the president on weaker footing before the courts and anger key s...

2 Weeks Ago, CBS 5 says (in Bush Hopes Gitmo Closure Doesn't Endanger U.S.) Former President George W. Bush said Wednesday that he hopes that his successor's plans to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will not compromise domestic security. Bush, though, maintained during an appearance in northwestern Pennsylvania that he would not critic...