tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post4238950845222100153..comments2024-03-29T10:04:10.999-04:00Comments on Southern District of Florida Blog: Government rests in PadillaDavid Oscar Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386723948607633980noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-22447185741818545232008-09-07T23:02:00.000-04:002008-09-07T23:02:00.000-04:00The dirty-bomb allegations were dropped, and alleg...The dirty-bomb allegations were dropped, and alleged admissions Padilla made to interrogators in a Navy brig have not been presented during the trial. That’s partly because Padilla was not allowed to consult an attorney during questioning. Prosecutors also don’t want to discuss Padilla’s treatment at the brig, which Padilla’s lawyers have said amounted to torture.<BR/>--------------<BR/>Roopa<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://cars.gov-auctions.org" REL="nofollow">car auctions</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-6614608151130068292007-07-16T19:44:00.000-04:002007-07-16T19:44:00.000-04:00Never underestimate the extent to which the Admini...Never underestimate the extent to which the Administration will go, nor the radical steps it will take, rather than admit that it has made a mistake in the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-27672738765487307272007-07-15T21:34:00.000-04:002007-07-15T21:34:00.000-04:00Ugh. I just typed this long comment which got del...Ugh. I just typed this long comment which got deleted. My general thought was that Bush would never do it because of the political fallout and because of the very real chance of a backlash from the courts. But... He does now have Alito and Roberts, which changes the calculus. Still, no way he tries to redesignate Padilla. What do you think?David Oscar Markushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386723948607633980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-63358760881204394832007-07-14T22:25:00.000-04:002007-07-14T22:25:00.000-04:00I think it's probably the appropriate time to star...I think it's probably the appropriate time to start discussing a topic that nobody has really mentioned for years, if at all. If the jury does happen to acquit Mr. Padilla of all charges, will the Bush Administration simply re-designate him as an "enemey combatant?" To do otherwise would let Mr. Padilla make a very public "reverse perp walk" out of the courthouse doors as a free man -- and thereby deal a humiliating blow to the Administration's entire handling of this matter, and indeed its broader "terrorist detention" policy. Recall that the Administration's intentional frustration of the 4th Circuit Padilla litigation -- by simply charging him under the auspices of an Article III court -- does not mean, under this Administration's "interesting" view of the law, that he cannot simply be re-designated at any time. Marquis, your thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-18632658354493976292007-07-13T21:53:00.000-04:002007-07-13T21:53:00.000-04:00oh my god markus, the man who says we have to have...oh my god markus, the man who says we have to have a moment of silence for the rodriguez orijuela brothers, says the case is thin, killinger must be losing sleep.<BR/><BR/>Markus the day you ever say anything positive about a prosecutor or the government in general i might have a heart attackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-9584155343799087432007-07-13T21:48:00.000-04:002007-07-13T21:48:00.000-04:00I am a big believer in standing, clearing my throa...I am a big believer in standing, clearing my throat, looking right at the jury, waiting a moment or two, and saying very loudly "May it please the court. The Defense rests."Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-3937043432624854382007-07-13T18:40:00.000-04:002007-07-13T18:40:00.000-04:00Congrats on the quote.Congrats on the quote.Andrew Oh-Willekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.com