Are democrats/liberals the only ones who care about the dying Habeas Corpus?

Question

Habeas Corpus defined:
http://www.lectlaw.com/def/h001.htm

The Military Commissions Act gives our government the right to detain anyone indefinitely who their paranoid little minds find to be suspicious. That sounds pretty darn Un-American to me.

dakota, so if you are not suspicious the government will not detain you. That is true but the fact of the matter is, ignoring the Habeas Corpus with a new law (the Habeas Corpus is in the CONSTITUTION), is very Un-American.

Answer 1

No, there are some Conservatives, like me. Habeas Corpus is one of the most important parts of our legal system, it leads to innocent until proven guilty. It was one of the reasons I voted for a moderate democrat. I agree with part of the legislation that enemy combatants should not be tried publicly, but this suspension of habeas corpus is a violation of individual rights.

How about this scenario? If you are associated with someone that the government merely suspects of terrorist activities, they can use the law to imprison you, until you produce evidence that indicates your associates of the activities. It can be used as a new form of McCarthyism. Until you produce they evidence we want, right or wrong, you can be held. Guilty until you prove yourself innocent or prove someone else guilty. Basically, unconstitutional.

And some people say, Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, but that is not a good comparison. The Civil War would have ended, sometime, but the "War on Terror" is indefinite. They have suspended one of our rights, indefinitely. And the reason I am against it is I am a conservative, who believes in the Constitution, unlike some Republicans.

Answer 2

The ultimate courtroom overruled the argument that the form or rights of habeas corpus do no longer carry on with in Rasul v. Bush. Civil rights although, could be suspended in time of conflict, and Habeas corpus pertains to criminal courtroom circumstances and to no longer "enemy warring parties," who could be detained for the era of "the conflict" See Padilla. Al Mari exchange into no longer an enemy combatant because of the fact he exchange into caught in the U. S. and in no way certainly fought. In Al Mari v. Wright The courtroom held that "because of the fact Congress has no longer empowered the President to concern civilian alien terrorists interior of u . s . to indefinite protection rigidity detention... we desire no longer, and don't, be certain no rely if this way of furnish of authority would violate the form. quite, we merely carry that the form does no longer furnish the President appearing on my own with this authority". The regulation now gives you sufficient alleviation for detainees and until eventually all provisions for judicial assessment are exhausted, the debate isn't ripe for ultimate courtroom assessment. yet see Justices Stevens and Kennedy's dissent in Boumedienne. exciting difficulty, i'm going to could learn it extra later.

Answer 3

I agree, while this president might not use it for his own political well being there is much room for abuse and the possibility of someone in the future to use it to quiet any dissenters is a distinct and probable possibility. It sets a bad precedent and I think when it gets to the supreme court even with a right wing majority it will be thrown out. When we change our constitution or our ideals to suit the terrorist threat we have allowed them to win. It is just not the right thing to do.

Answer 4

Steve, you're very uninformed, and yet you have the audacity to spew anger.

Enemy combatants can be held during a time of war. (Yes, we're in a war.) The reasons for this are to prevent them from conducting more harm against our military and/or civilians.

Terrorists are not American citizens and do not receive any Constitutional guarantees.

Answer 5

Habeas Corpus is not dieing, the act is meant to make the detaining of people deamed as threats to our national securiuty, namely Islamic extremeists, I seriously doubt it is ever enforced except against those of Middle eastern origin, if it is applied to the greater population the American population will be outraged, you imbecile.

Answer 6

Do we have reason to worry about you? Tell us all of your secrets.

Answer 7

No. We care about dying fetuses.
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