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or is the president of the US the only one with that power? If you ask which state (because all state governing rules diffr) , take texas as an example.

2007-01-14 19:14:17 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Government

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"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."

In such an emergency a governor could declare martial law and suspend it. After the crisis the courts would jump all over him. Lincoln suspended habeus corpus in the Civil War. A court ruled against him, and he ignored the order.

2007-01-16 07:47:55 · answer #1 · answered by Woody 6 · 0 0

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