Dems React to Hamdan

Responding to today's Supreme Court ruling mandating either courts martial or full trials for terrorists -- and suggesting that terrorists enjoy at least some of the protections of the Geneva Conventions, here's what Democrats had to say. Keep it in mind come November, because it tells you a little bit about what would happen to the war on terror if Democrats were in charge: Unilateral disarmament.

Nancy Pelosi, highest-ranking Democrat in Washington: “Today’s Supreme Court decision reaffirms the American ideal that all are entitled to the basic guarantees of our justice system. This is a triumph for the rule of law."


Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT):“The Justices have given our system a constitutional tonic that is sorely needed if we are to counter terrorism effectively, efficiently and with American values."

Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA): "As we approach the Fourth of July, it is entirely appropriate that the Supreme Court has reminded the president and (Defense) Secretary (Donald) Rumsfeld that there is no excuse for ignoring the rule of law, even when our country is at war."