Oct 05 2007
Watada Court-Martial delayed by Federal Court
Unfrigging believable.
judge halts Iraq war objector’s court-martial
A federal court judge has temporarily blocked a court-martial scheduled to start Tuesday for an Iraq war objector based at Fort Lewis.
First Lt. Ehren Watada is charged with refusing to deploy to Iraq. His lawyers argue the Army is violating his constitutional rights by trying him twice for the same crime.
U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle ruled he has jurisdiction to issue the stay and that Watada’s double-jeopardy claim is not frivolous
The matter is under appeal in the Military Court systems, the Judge should have stayed out of it until that appeal was exhausted.
This is just wrong.
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Double jeapardy, huh? Since when does a federal court have any jurisdiction over a court-martial in the first place. I’m sorry, but this stinks to high heaven. I spent 20 years learning the law (among other things) as far as the military is concerned and this reeks of liberal politics.
Double jeapardy, huh? Since when does a federal court have any jurisdiction over a court-martial in the first place? I’m sorry, but this stinks to high heaven. I spent 20 years learning the law (among other things) as far as the military is concerned and this reeks of liberal politics.
What did this young man, Watada think he was going to do in the military? Be on an extended vacation somewhere? Why did he join in the first place? I to think this is very smelly. What are the civilian courts doing in these cases anyway? Haditha same thing. Why were the men not given military counsel? I guess I just have a lot of questions.
Why hasn’t the scum sucker Murtha been charged with his lying and illegal activities? There I go again. Any answers will be gladly accepted.