Mass. governor disagrees with ruling on detainees in Cuba
http://www.accessnorthga….ry.asp?ID=77119
This AP article details some of Gov. Romney’s comments at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s meeting.
Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts said Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Guantanamo Bay detainees was just another reason why the nation should elect a Republican president again in 2008 — to get more conservative judges on the high court.
The court declared 5-3 that the trials (military tribunals for Guantanamo detainees) for 10 foreign terror suspects violate U.S. law and the Geneva conventions.
“To apply the Geneva accords is very strange in my view,” Romney said during a question-and-answer session . . .
“It’s hard to understand how a party who’s not a nation comes under the Geneva convention,” he said.
Having been a leader in Mass, he has seen first hand the harm that activist judges can do. With this experience (and as a cum laude Harvard Law graduate) Romney may be the GOP candidate mose capable and believable in leading the charge agaist activist judges.
Also, the fact that his comments were just within hours of the ruling show that this is not a leader who will wait to see what “focus groups” and “polling” say about an issue before he will comment. He seems to be a straight shooter!
June 29th, 2006 at 8:29 pm
Hear, hear! I liked your last point, especially. Far too many politicians probe the constituent waters to see what their reaction would be, before taking a stance. It’s downright refreshing to see a person in political office who has morals and opinions that he follows.
July 1st, 2006 at 2:27 pm
To find a politician who is willing to take a stand is one who I am willing to stand with. All too often politicians change their platforms as often as they change their clothing. Mitt Romney is one who will take a stand no matter what the opposition. He will weather the political storm of the 2008 Election.