On 7/16/2011 7:28 PM, HeyBub wrote:
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Secondly: There was no "injustice" in locking up the Japanese - at least not
in the legal sense. The president's executive order (# 9066) was issued in
February 1942. It remained on the books for over 30 years until it was
rescinded by President Ford in 1966. Executive Order 9066 was never
challenged in court.


Actually, yes it was, but SCOTUS rolled over and went along with the
racist politics of the time, as well as not wanting to challenge the
legitimacy of anything the military did. See Korematsu v. United
States (No. 22) 140 F.2d 289, affirmed.

Many echoes of that period show up in the debates about Gitmo. Funny how
blond and blue-eyed folk are seldom held without trial and locked up
without recourse, no matter what sins they are suspected of.

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aem sends....