Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Re: Boumediene

I take Will's overarching point about using the case as campaign posturing. Will has been remarkably consistent in his worries over executive tyranny. To your second point, Bert: yes, in theory the president is restrained by diplomatic pressures when dealing with other countries' citizens. In practice, however, this president has not been, and I think that may be the source of Will's alarm.