Today, news has arrived that habeas corpus lives in the United States!

News has arrived today that the United Sates Supreme Court has ruled that prisoners held by our government at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba are allowed to appeal their imprisonment. I've discussed this before, that habeas corpus is a basic human right that isn't limited to Americans.

Sadly, only five of the justices saw it that way and I was particularly saddened to see that Justice Scalia wrote a blistering dissent, sowing the same sort of sorry fear-mongering that the President and his cronies usually indulge in. How can this man claim to support the original intent of the authors of our constitution and ignore the earlier declaration that "all men are created equal"? They never said "Americans" are equal, but others are not!

CDs listened to today:

• The Earlies: These Were The Earlies
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (Stanislaw Skrowaczewski conducting)
• Billie Holiday: The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume V
• Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet In A, "The Trout"
• Jacob Druckman: Other Voices
• Frank Black: Teenager Of The Year
• Mary's Danish: American Standard
• Steven Mackey: Tuck And Roll