That's what a federal judge ruled this morning:
A federal judge says the United States can continue to hold some prisoners at Guantanamo Bay indefinitely without any charges.
U.S. District Judge John Bates' opinion issued Tuesday night limited the Obama administration's definition of who can be held. But he said Congress in the days after Sept. 11, 2001 gave the president the authority to hold anyone involved in planning, aiding or carrying out the terrorist attacks.
Bates' opinion comes amid increasing debate over whether President Barack Obama is going to release anyone from Guantanamo. Obama has promised to close the prison by January, but Senate Democrats say they will block the move until he comes up with a plan for the detainees.
Bates' opinion came in the case of several Guantanamo prisoners who are challenging their detention. ACLU attorney Jonathan Hafetz said the opinion "flouts the Constitution's prohibition against indefinite detention without charge."
Read the full excerpt here
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
With this ruling, and with the Senate Dems caving on the closing Gitmo, (HT to icebergslim)
obviously, Barack Obama is a vast improvement to Bush, but if this is what our country is going to do, no matter who is in charge, it makes me wonder, what is going on with our democracy?