Violating the Prime Directive
OHMIGAWD!!!! I do not believe what I am reading here...
"Lawyers for Saddam Hussein on Friday made a last-minute appeal to an American court to avert execution in Iraq, asking a judge to block his transfer from U.S. custody to the hands of Iraqi officials.
Hussein's lawyers filed documents Friday afternoon asking for an emergency restraining order aimed at stopping the U.S. government from relinquishing custody of the condemned former Iraqi leader to Iraqi officials, a spokeswoman for a federal court in Washington D.C. said.
The documents were being processed and were not immediately made public. The Justice Department had not yet responded to the request.
Are they serious? They want the US Judiciary to interfere in the workings of a sovereign government?
"A similar request by the former chief justice of the Revolutionary Court, Awad Hamed al-Bandar, was denied Thursday and is under appeal. Al-Bandar also faces execution. The Justice Department argued in that case that U.S. courts have no jurisdiction to interfere with the judicial process of another country. "
Thank God someone at the Justice Department has their head screwed on right. Yes, there have been times when we have had problems with a foreign court ruling, but there are channels for handling that and the US Judiciary is no where near being in said channel!
"Al-Bandar argued that his trial violated his rights under the U.S. Constitution but Justice countered that foreigners being tried in foreign courts are not protected by the U.S. Constitution.
The appeals court did not indicate when it would rule on the issue. "
WHAT?!?!?! This should have been summarily dismissed. The US Appeals Court has NO jurisdiction in this matter. Foreign nationals tried in a court of law within their own country are not subject to US Law or US Constitutional protections! How difficult is that for people to comprehend? Do you realize what kind of precident this could cause? The French government doesn't like a British Court ruling against a French owned business, they can overturn it. A German Court tries and acquits a German citizen of murdering another German citizen and the Russian Government doesn't like the ruling, they can over turn it. I mean why bother with courts at all, if at the whim of a foreigner the court ruling can be set aside?
You know this kind of interference in the workings of a sovereign nation is exactly the kind of interference that liberals love to trot out as a reason why the rest of the world hates the US. Now when it suits them are they going to flock to support this interference? Even in Gene Roddenberry's utopia of Star Trek this was frowned on. The Prime Directive (for all you non-Star Trek geeks) expressly prohibited Federation ships and personnel from interfering in the development and governance of "primative"societies. The Directive lead to much conflict, but all knew that it was for everyone's good that this was done.
The US Appealate Court needs to take a cue from the Federation. Do not interfere in the workings of a sovereign government. It is in the worlds best interests!
(H/T Michelle Malkin)
"Lawyers for Saddam Hussein on Friday made a last-minute appeal to an American court to avert execution in Iraq, asking a judge to block his transfer from U.S. custody to the hands of Iraqi officials.
Hussein's lawyers filed documents Friday afternoon asking for an emergency restraining order aimed at stopping the U.S. government from relinquishing custody of the condemned former Iraqi leader to Iraqi officials, a spokeswoman for a federal court in Washington D.C. said.
The documents were being processed and were not immediately made public. The Justice Department had not yet responded to the request.
Are they serious? They want the US Judiciary to interfere in the workings of a sovereign government?
"A similar request by the former chief justice of the Revolutionary Court, Awad Hamed al-Bandar, was denied Thursday and is under appeal. Al-Bandar also faces execution. The Justice Department argued in that case that U.S. courts have no jurisdiction to interfere with the judicial process of another country. "
Thank God someone at the Justice Department has their head screwed on right. Yes, there have been times when we have had problems with a foreign court ruling, but there are channels for handling that and the US Judiciary is no where near being in said channel!
"Al-Bandar argued that his trial violated his rights under the U.S. Constitution but Justice countered that foreigners being tried in foreign courts are not protected by the U.S. Constitution.
The appeals court did not indicate when it would rule on the issue. "
WHAT?!?!?! This should have been summarily dismissed. The US Appeals Court has NO jurisdiction in this matter. Foreign nationals tried in a court of law within their own country are not subject to US Law or US Constitutional protections! How difficult is that for people to comprehend? Do you realize what kind of precident this could cause? The French government doesn't like a British Court ruling against a French owned business, they can overturn it. A German Court tries and acquits a German citizen of murdering another German citizen and the Russian Government doesn't like the ruling, they can over turn it. I mean why bother with courts at all, if at the whim of a foreigner the court ruling can be set aside?
You know this kind of interference in the workings of a sovereign nation is exactly the kind of interference that liberals love to trot out as a reason why the rest of the world hates the US. Now when it suits them are they going to flock to support this interference? Even in Gene Roddenberry's utopia of Star Trek this was frowned on. The Prime Directive (for all you non-Star Trek geeks) expressly prohibited Federation ships and personnel from interfering in the development and governance of "primative"societies. The Directive lead to much conflict, but all knew that it was for everyone's good that this was done.
The US Appealate Court needs to take a cue from the Federation. Do not interfere in the workings of a sovereign government. It is in the worlds best interests!
(H/T Michelle Malkin)
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