William Safire: Seizing Dictatorial Power - Military Kangaroo Court Star Chambers - 9/11

Sat, 22 May 2021 13:21:59 GMT

n his infamous emergency order, Bush admits to dismissing the principles of law and the rules of evidence that undergird America's system of justice. He seizes the power to circumvent the courts and set up his own drumhead tribunals — panels of officers who will sit in judgment of non-citizens who the president need only claim reason to believe are members of terrorist organizations.