President Bush’s administration is coming to a decision on whether or not to close Guantanamo Bay, in Cuba. Despite many opposition from some of Bush’s top aides, the President will consult with his cabinet including Vice President Cheney, Secretary of State Rice, and Defense Secretary Gates, and Attorney General Gonzalez, and others will be in discussing on this decision. President Bush, human rights experts, and many in Congress are in support of the closure. However, Vice President Cheney and the Justice Department have opposed this closing because “moving unlawful enemy combatant suspects to the U.S. would give them undeserved legal rights. ”Upon the final decision, this closure would help repair the mistakes the U.S. has made regarding this war against terrorism.
I feel that it is a good example of how different government officials disagree, especially when it involves the President and his vice president. It is interesting to see how this topic can divide cabinet members.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_guantanamo
I feel that it is a good example of how different government officials disagree, especially when it involves the President and his vice president. It is interesting to see how this topic can divide cabinet members.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_guantanamo
2 comments:
It's a given that there will always, or almost always, be some opposition from someone or some party. I don't really see what this has to do with checks and balances since it's all about about the executive branch, but it might be an example of the executive branch excercising its rights.
I agree with Akatsuki that the article doesn't relate to the checks and balance system. But its interesting to see how each of the three branches ties into each other and work together. This is shown in the Guatamalo Bay Prison situation.
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