Congress Can’t Rubber Stamp Military Commissions Without Endangering U.S. Troops

Congress Can’t Rubber Stamp Military Commissions Without Endangering U.S. Troops: "Vazquez said that Congress could pass a law authorizing the procedures ruled illegal by the court. But according to the court’s decision, doing so would abrogate Common Article 3 of Geneva Conventions. This would have serious consequences because the Geneva Conventions provide essential protections to U.S. troops abroad."

(Via Think Progress.)