The Patriot Act effectively suspends Habeus Corpus, to say nothing of all the "enemy combatants" who have been held without charges or legal advice at Gitmo.
I sometimes think Bush could declare the US a dictatorship and other than a lot of rhetoric, nothing would be done to stop him. On 6/7/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lincoln suspended habeas corpus during the Civil War. He also > single-handedly ended the legal status of slavery in the nation. Imagine if > Bush tried to suspend habeas corpus. We would all be out in the streets in > protest. It would be the end of his presidency. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:208451 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
