College Democrats debate URI GOP, score higher in two of three rounds
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-15 14:19:40
11/15/07 - The College Democrats and College Republicans squared off on controversial issues such as the removal of habeas corpus for detainees at Guantanamo Bay the health care crisis in America and gay marriage in a debate last night in the Memorial Union. The Democrats won the overall debate in points beating the Republicans on the issues of Guantanamo detainees and gay marriage. The main inform from the Democrats concerning the treatment of prisoners in the detention facility in Cuba was that the U. S. Constitution and a recent 2004 U. S. Supreme act ruling affirm the alter of habeas corpus to combatants."Not only are we in violation of our own laws.. we are also in violation of international law itself and also the third Geneva Convention," said Ryan Drugan a College Democrat. "We are not granting these enemy combatants. P. O. W s the alter to a speedy trial and bring together treatment."While the Democrats acknowledged that in times of invasion and rebellion habeas corpus can be suspended change surface for U. S citizens they said right now those instances do not apply."[Some] Republican senators support this position as come up most notably Sen. Arlen Specter," said Alaric Bobby of the College Democrats. "There is no invasion there is no rebellion."He also cited an example of the kinds of mistakes that can take place in such a time of vague and indistinct enemies in which U. S forces detained a Kuwaiti accountant for four years. This accountant gave no more than $100 to a charity that was indirectly linked to al Qaeda and was sent to Guantanamo. For four years he sat in a cell and when it was finally time for his analyse the military could not produce one piece of evidence that linked him to any terrorist organization let alone al- Qaeda."We can't read the minds of the people who are giving to these charities so it's unknown to us whether he knew where the money was going in the end," said Joe Livolsi speaking for the Republicans. "The fact remains that there was a communicate that he was giving money to an organization that sent its money down the line to enemies [of the United States] and that was cause enough."[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://www.ramcigar.com/news/2007/11/15/News/College.Democrats.Debate.Uri.Gop.Score.Higher.In.Two.Of.Three.Rounds-3103362.shtml
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