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.
-Article I, Section 9 of the US Constitution
Yesterday, Sept. 19, 2007, the US Senate voted on a cloture motion, that in my opinion should not even be an issue. This should have been taken care of long ago by the courts, or by We the People! The statement of purpose of the amendment in question is, "To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States." I'm sorry, but does no one else get pissed off beyond belief that the Senate would even have to vote to RESTORE the right of Habeas Corpus? It is bad enough that people didn't care when this right was taken away, but now the Senate votes to NOT to restore it, and again there is silence. This is how democracy will be destroyed. Not with gunfire and bombs. Not with the police beating the shit out of protesters in the streets. No, democracy will not die kicking and screaming. It will not even die with a whimper. The death of democracy will be silent...
1 comment:
Excellent, Jeff. The silence is deafening. The foundation of the core values enshrined in our constitution, and indeed, the apex of humanity's intellectual and social accomplishments, is disintegrating before us. Nary a wimper.
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