I'm starting to suspect our officials have all been replaced with cyborgs or had some sort of alien parasite controlling their actions.
I'm at such a loss to explain the total disregard for the laws our country was founded on. And the reasoning behind them.
Impressment was the seizing of sailors as crew against their will. The Brits loved having colonists because they spoke the same language. I'm sure this practice weighed heavily on the minds of those writing the Bill of Rights in seeking to ensure imprisonment of any kind is not only justified but legally binding and free from cruel and unusual means.
But this Clinton appointed judge has decided it is perfectly fine for agents your tax money pays the salaries of to completely disregard your human rights and your rights as a citizen.
Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, who was appointed by President Bill Clinton, wrote in the decision, “The facts alleged in this case and the legal questions presented are deeply troubling.” But, he added, “Although Congress has legislated with respect to detainee rights, it has provided no civil remedies for US citizens subject to the appalling mistreatment Mr. Meshal has alleged against officials of his own government.”
In the past couple of years, Sullivan acknowledged, three federal appeals courts, including the appeals court for the DC Circuit, had rejected cases brought by citizens, including military contractors, who alleged they had been tortured or abused by US government officials. He claimed, “Only the legislative branch can provide United States citizens with a remedy for mistreatment by the United States government on foreign soil; this court cannot.”
ACLU National Security Project Director Hina Shamsi reacted, “While we appreciate the court’s outrage at the appalling mistreatment Mr. Meshal suffered at the hands of his own government, we are deeply disappointed at the court’s conclusion that it does not have the power to provide him a remedy.
“It is a sad day for Mr. Meshal and for all Americans, who have a right to expect better of their government and their courts than immunity for terrible government misconduct,” Shamsi added.