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Originally posted by taxwonk
Actually, it is in the Constitution:
The only other time in history the writ has formally been suspended was during the Civil War. Incidentally, another presedent from the Civil War era seems apporpriate today. In Ex Parte Milligan, 71 US 2 (1866), the Court held that the only lawful circumstances in which civilians may be tried by miliitary tribunals is when civilian courts have been suspended by war or insurrection.
So, with all due respect, you are wrong.
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Wow - sometimes I think you must smoke a lot of crack.
We were talking about giving the Writ of Habeus Corpus to enemy combatants. We were also talking about giving the writ of Habeas corpus to non United States citizens being held overseas. No one was saying that US citizens, in the United States did not get the writ of Habeas Corpus under the Constituion.
So, with all due respect, I was not wrong.
