Safeguarding liberty and justice for all
By Scot Lehigh | Friday, July 4, 2008 | The Boston Globe
“…The customary July Fourth column is an essay celebrating our tradition of liberty.
But this Fourth, let’s tackle a harder issue: How much do we actually value that tradition?
After all, our president has run roughshod over one of liberty’s fundamental underpinnings for years, just as a compliant Congress has ignored one of its most vital constitutional safeguards.
I’m talking, of course, about habeas corpus, a prisoner’s ability to challenge his imprisonment in federal court….”…BS
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