2006-10-18 19:49:03 · 10 answers · asked by David . 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
In my opinion, and also in the founding fathers' opinions, it's a God given right that every man and woman is born with. We all deserve it. We need it in order to ensure our freedom against tyranny.
But as I'm sure you know, it's a thing of the past now that the Military Commisions Act of 2006 has passed. I guess the majority of Americans have a different opinion than I. I sure as hell didn't vote for these people that strip us from our human rights and make the country ripe for tyranny and dicatorship.
If you have the same opinion as I, then you should vote Libertarian.
2006-10-18 20:47:38 · answer #1 · answered by Brianman3 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I hope we don’t need it, because we don’t have it. The Conservative assault on the US Constitution is going a lot better than their war on terror.
Jonathan Turley summed it up best:
“People have no idea how significant this is. Really a time of shame this is for the American system.—The strange thing is that we have become sort of constitutional couch potatoes. The Congress just gave the President despotic powers and you could hear the yawn across the country as people turned to Dancing With the Stars. It's otherworldly.People clearly don't realize what a fundamental change it is about who we are as a country. What happened today changed us. And I'm not too sure we're gonna change back anytime soon."
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/10/17/olbermann-the-day-habeas-corpus-died/
2006-10-19 02:59:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hi there.
We all do, never know when you'll be in the judicial system over your head.
Not every judge assigned to the judicatory is worthy of the authority.
Habeas Corpus may be the only thing between life without parole,
the death penalty and freedom.
It is a leverage tool to obtain a fair trial.
Once the system gets its hooks in you, like a bass on an eagle claw it's hard to shake.
2006-10-19 03:08:25 · answer #3 · answered by cdrc_bkr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Habeas corpus is the name of the writ or court order that orders the release of an unlawfully detained person. It is used mostly by state prisoners who have been convicted of a crime in state court, have appealed their conviction to no avail in the state court system and are now trying to get a new trial or get released through the federal courts. The writ of habeas corpus is guaranteed in the United States Constitution and is one of the limited ways in which a state prisoner may attempt to assert a federal constitution right as a way of getting a conviction overturned. It is usually brought against the warden of the prison as there is limited jurisdiction against the states in federal court under the ninth amendment (I think).
2006-10-19 02:56:46 · answer #4 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The writ of habeas corpus in common law countries is an important instrument for the safeguarding of individual freedom against arbitrary state action. We need it.
2006-10-19 02:52:23 · answer #5 · answered by frogspeaceflower 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone except for terrorists who aren't citizens of our country!
2006-10-19 03:27:51 · answer #6 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do, your family does, the nation does, and the rest of the world. It keeps you from being a slave.
2006-10-19 02:58:36 · answer #7 · answered by notme 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I certainly don't need it. Sounds like a horrible decease!
2006-10-19 02:58:15 · answer #8 · answered by rentongal1958 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An innocent person being held against his will.
2006-10-19 02:53:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not the terrorist
2006-10-19 02:52:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋