Posted
1/25/2007 05:28:00 PM
by Douglas
Article One, Section 9:The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.
2007:
I meant by that comment, the Constitution doesn't say, "Every individual in the United States or every citizen is hereby granted or assured the right to habeas." It doesn't say that. It simply says the right of habeas corpus shall not be suspended except by --
I've listened to it, and as smarmy as he is, he's 100% correct. The U.S. Constitution
does not say you have a right to habeas corpus. Nor does it explicitly say you have a right to a Big Mac. It doesn't prohibit you from pooping in your neighbor's mouth, either. But isn't it obvious to the most casual observer, even an attorney, that if the
suspension of habeas corpus is illegal, then it's an inherent right? I guess that would depend on what the definition of
is is.