Posted by
Team Turk on Friday, September 29, 2006 6:27:04 PM
Kansas City Star describes
terrorism legislation.
The House approved legislation Wednesday giving the Bush administration authority to interrogate and prosecute terrorism detainees. The action moves President Bush to the edge of a victory with a key piece of his anti-terror plan.
The legislation would establish a military court system to prosecute terror suspects, a response to the Supreme Court ruling in June that Congress’ blessing was necessary. While the bill would grant defendants more legal rights than they had under the administration’s old system, it nevertheless would eliminate rights usually granted in civilian and military courts.