If you think of the Supreme Court as the guardian of our liberties, forget it. Its part record is rather poor. The Dred Scot decision said African Americans could not be citizens. The Plessey case legalized segregation by race. And now the Supreme Court has refused to hear the case of five people who were shipped overseas to be tortured.
The Obama administration claimed the case involved state secrecy. What secrecy? We already know this has been done. This Administration is following the Bush policy in its argument before the Court, and it should be ashamed. The Supreme Court went along with the Administration, and it should also be ashamed. As an American, I can tell you that I am ashamed.
[An editorial about this case appeared in the New York Times today, May 22. It says the right things. The editorial will be as influential as this posting. I despair for our future.]
Note: I want to thank Mr. White for his comment about Wisconsin's election law. It is difficult to remember that Wisconsin was once a progressive state.
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