ThinkProgress:
You have to hear it to believe it. Attorney General Gonzales says we don’t have the Constitutional right to habeas corpus. I agree with others’ opinions ... this ‘interpretation’ (”bovine excreta”) is violating the spirit and history of our Constitution. A right so important, it was specifically put in the body of the Constitution, and not left to the “oops, we forgot a few things” Bill of Rights. Can our Attorney General be that narrow-minded? How could he have risen to this position, if he holds these kinds of opinions?
Well, all I can say is, Alexander Hamilton would be firing off “Publius” letters to the editor, calling for the AG’s removal ... railing about the benefits of habeas corpus, about the risk of tyranny and the evils of arbitrary government. Other Founders, as well. Do a little Googling.
We have the right to habeas corpus. It is not subject to interpretation; the right is ‘self-evident.’ I know of not a single Founder who would disagree.
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