Snowdon is a dummy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army_Faction


Several special laws were voted hastily in order to be used during the Stammheim trial. For the first time since 1945 lawyers were excluded from trial, after being accused of various things, like helping the formation of criminal organisations (Section 129 - Criminal Law). In that case the authorities invaded and checked their offices for possible incriminating material. Minister of Justice Hans-Jochen Vogel stated proudly that no other Western state had such an extensive regulation to exclude defense attorneys from the trial. Klaus Croissant, Hans-Christian Ströbele, Kurt Groenewoldwere, who had been working preparing for the trial for three years were expelled the second day of the trial. On 23 June (1975), Croissant, Ströbele (who had already been expelled) and Mary Becker were arrested, and in the meantime police invaded several defense attorneys' offices and homes, seizing several documents and files. Ströbele and Croissant were remanded and held for 4 weeks and 8 weeks accordingly. Croissant had to pay 80,000 DM, to report himself weekly in a police station and had his transport and identity seized.[28]:545-572

He would probably have to wait until almost time for him to be out so that congress couldn't do anything to stop it and then the next president would have to deal with it.

(The German report is totally different - gives all sources, for instance.)

Both the Bush and Obama administrations have failed to apply the substantial body of law that does apply to the Guantanamo prisoners: the four Geneva Conventions apply to the Guantanamo prisoners as well as international human rights treaties.

Ergo, Obama could close Gitmo if he wanted to... Sign the papers and send the inmates back home. Then let the Congress whine.

White House officials have concluded Mr. Obama likely has two options for closing Guantanamo, should Congress extend the restrictions, which it could do after the midterm elections.

He could veto the annual bill setting military policy, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, in which the ban on transferring detainees to the U.S. is written. While the veto wouldn’t directly affect military funding, such a high-stakes confrontation with Congress carries significant political risks.

A second option would be for Mr. Obama to sign the bill while declaring restrictions on the transfer of Guantanamo prisoners an infringement of his powers as commander in chief, as he has done previously. Presidents of both parties have used such signing statements to clarify their understanding of legislative measures or put Congress on notice that they wouldn’t comply with provisions they consider infringements of executive power.

Snowden haters may have blocked the USA Freedom Act, but the clock is ticking before the law that justifies vacuuming your phone records blows up in the face of newly conservative Washington^

Well, then Obama could declare the war with AQ over as we now fighting IS anyway.

A second option would be for Mr. Obama to sign the bill while declaring restrictions on the transfer of Guantanamo prisoners an infringement of his powers as commander in chief, as he has done previously. Presidents of both parties have used such signing statements to clarify their understanding of legislative measures or put Congress on notice that they wouldn’t comply with provisions they consider infringements of executive power.

It is not nonsense, we need to close the place as it represents a shameful point in our history.