Attorney General Gonzales: There is no right to habeas corpus in the United States


In his Senate Judiciary Committee testimony yesterday, Attorney General Gonzales matter-of-factly suggested that there is no right to habeas guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution; the Constitution merely states that the right of habeas, whatever it is, cannot be suspended except in cases of rebellion or invasion.

And so it has come to this-- we must remind Attorney General Gonzales that he is the nation's chief law enforcement officer, and that the basic rights underlying our legal system can not be so easily dismissed.

These are sad days for the American Constitution.

Posted: Fri - January 19, 2007 at 01:53 PM          

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