Treason 0
The attorney-general of the Current Federal Administration perversely argues that the right of habeas corpus is not a right:
“There is no expressed grant of habeas in the Constitution; there’s a prohibition against taking it away,†Gonzales said.
Gonzales’s remark left Specter, the committee’s ranking Republican, stammering.
“Wait a minute,†Specter interjected. “The Constitution says you can’t take it away except in case of rebellion or invasion. Doesn’t that mean you have the right of habeas corpus unless there’s a rebellion or invasion?â€
Gonzales continued, “The Constitution doesn’t say every individual in the United States or citizen is hereby granted or assured the right of habeas corpus. It doesn’t say that. It simply says the right shall not be suspended†except in cases of rebellion or invasion.
No. It doesn’t say, “All Americans have the right of habeas corpus.” It simply assumes and implies it.
The twisted reasoning that would deny the existence of that right is quite clearly treasonous. It is the thinking of tyranny.
And must not be brooked by any citizen of the United States of America who has even a ten-percent understanding of what this country is about.
Another take here.
With a tip to Andrew Sullivan.
