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Part of anti-terror law overturned
2003-12-04
THE DECISION WEDNESDAY by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals involves a 1996 terrorism law that outlaws financial assistance or “material support” to organizations classified as terrorist by the State Department. The San Francisco-based appeals court struck down part of the law, ruling that it is unconstitutional to punish people — sometimes with life in prison — for providing “training” or “personnel” to a terror group.

I heard about this on the radio on the way to work this morning. If this stands, the rest of us might as well cut our throats. These beauzeaux are demanding we commit national suicide. After all the normal people are dead, and the country's refilled with immigrants from Pakistan and Yemen, these guys will take a weekend course in shariah law and stay in business, ruling who gets his head cut off.

During the heyday of the Greeks, when somebody committed a non-hanging offense the punishment was exile. I don't think these guys should be hung, though I do think they should be removed as a body and beaten with a stick in public. And I think they should be exiled to Karachi, forbidden to ever set foot in the United States again.
Posted by:TS

#8  Congress has the power to impeach these clowns, yes?
Posted by: Pete Stanley   2003-12-4 10:01:44 PM  

#7  The 9th Circus, sequestered in San Francisco, is prima facia evidence we need to impose limits on the terms of all members of the Judiciary. Too many loonie toons get "elevated" to federal posts where they are a loose cannon, doing more harm than good, and it's just too damned hard to fire them. Let them serve a six-year stint, exdendable once, then force them to either move up, down, or out the door. I'll help draft and press for such a Constitutional amendment.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2003-12-4 7:08:44 PM  

#6  Hey Ninth Circus Court! One of you needs to take this ruling and shove it up his/her ass!
Posted by: Atrus   2003-12-4 3:34:07 PM  

#5  The law in question has bugger-all to do with the Patriot Act. In fact, it's five years older.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2003-12-4 2:15:04 PM  

#4  I think you'd find a lot of people with reservations about the Patriot Act who have a lot of problems with this decision. No need to pay attention to the 9th Circuit anymore - better to wait for the reversals.
Posted by: VAMark   2003-12-4 12:54:25 PM  

#3  This 'victory' by the left in the 9th circus of apples will bt short lived. Even these 'anti-patriot act' politicians have failed to enter a bill that repeals this law. They are hoping that the courts will do what they (politically) cannot.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter)   2003-12-4 11:54:02 AM  

#2  I'm beginning to think that we need two Amendments to the Constitution. The first would provide for a Congressional review of the Appellet and higher justices every ten years. If a justice is found to be usurping the Legislative branch, they're fired. We could start with the 9th Circuit Court.
Posted by: rabidfox   2003-12-4 11:42:05 AM  

#1  It's the 9th Circus again. What do you expect.
Posted by: Steve   2003-12-4 11:28:01 AM  

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