"Habeas Corpus", what's that?

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just round us up and shoot us already, we know its yr fondest desire

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/01/24/MNGDONO11O1.DTL

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:34 (eighteen years ago)

Gonzales acknowledged that the Constitution declares "habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless ... in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.'' But he insisted that "there is no express grant of habeas in the Constitution.''

GAH! How did this man even score high enough on an LSAT to get accepted to law school?

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:37 (eighteen years ago)

if we give it to you then we can't take it back. but if we don't give it to you...

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:40 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/imageDB.cgi?isbn=9780743284431

anybody read this yet?

― kingfish moose tracks (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:42 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.vf.utwente.nl/~jagersaa/Images/Bayeux1.jpg

― UART variations (ex machina), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:43 (eighteen years ago)

You Americanishes need an equivalent of Judge John Deed amirite amirite?

― Bhumibol Adulyadej (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:44 (eighteen years ago)

The court ruled only on the right to habeas corpus that was created by statute, Gonzales replied. He then asserted that the Constitution does not contain any express right of habeas corpus, only "a prohibition against taking it away.''

this is like arguing with a third grader

― geoff (gcannon), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:47 (eighteen years ago)

X-post to Starry:

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/hollywood_pictures/judge_dredd/sylvester_stallone/dredd.jpg

No thank you.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:47 (eighteen years ago)

I JUDGE THAT codpiece in contempt!

http://www.uktv.co.uk/images/standardItem/L1/judge_john_deed_big.jpg

― TAKE HIM AWAY (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:50 (eighteen years ago)

this is like arguing with a third grader

-- geoff (gffcnn...), January 24th, 2007.

Or a lawyer.

― Mr. Que (Mr.Que), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:51 (eighteen years ago)

"See?! See?! The word 'privacy' is nowhere in the Constitution!"

― kingfish moose tracks (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:52 (eighteen years ago)

neither is the word "God" haha

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:53 (eighteen years ago)

Not true, not true! they say "Creator" and "Providence", proving that the Founders wanted this to be a Christian Nation, so we should go ahead and start instituting certain Judaic laws(except the whole "jubilee" and "anti-usury" ones)!

― kingfish moose tracks (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:57 (eighteen years ago)

bayeax.jpg is totally otm!! they're trying to sort of "re-royalize" habeas. it's medieval understanding, i take it, was that englishmen, while in england, were supposed to be treated in a certain way. during the colonial enlightenment, this was extended, "hey, why shouldn't everyone get this sort of treatment, all the time?" specific and local legal precendents were blown up into universal rights, coming before citizenship or circumstance (HOORAY). this is all a big headache for "freedom," somehow. oh well!

― geoff (gcannon), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 17:08 (eighteen years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_McNaught

― UART variations (ex machina), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 17:31 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

5-4

― Oilyrags, Thursday, 12 June 2008 23:12 (seventeen years ago)

Someone should make a sexy R&B song called Habeas Corpus

"HABEAS CORPUS BECAUSE I'VE GOT THE BODY
JUST GIVE ME THAT PORPOISE AND PASS THE BACARDI"

― Hurting 2, Thursday, 12 June 2008 23:37 (seventeen years ago)

[ / autotune ]

― Hurting 2, Thursday, 12 June 2008 23:37 (seventeen years ago)

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