Whew, That Was Close!

By Baxter

We cats — superior though we are — know that occasionally humans are capable of great things. Today's Supreme Court decision reminds us that one of those great things was, and is, the American system of government.

The highest court's ruling that detainees in Guatanamo Bay (minus Harold and Kumar, we presume) have the right to appeal their cases in U.S. civilian courts is, happily, a strike from the judicial branch in favor of balance — and against the overreaching of the Bush Administration. The terrorists surely would win if we surrender the very rights that we hold dear in the name of national security.

We note with trepidation, of course, that the vote was close. The forces of Bush-Cheney only lost 5 to 4 — by a nose (wet, pink, or otherwise... cats' noses can vary). So we're also reminded of why it is SO important for Senator Obama to win the election in November. We don't need any more justices like Roberts, Alito, Thomas and Scalia.

In the meantime, we PURR in the direction of Justices Kennedy, Stevens, Breyer, Ginsberg and Souter — for preserving not just our civil liberties, but our identities as Americans.