Recently, while watching a video of Judge Andrew Napolitano commenting on revelations that Bush and his administration knew about and authorized “enhanced interrogation techniques” (ie, torture) by the CIA, I started thinking – as usual – about how all this fits in under the Constitution.
May 11, 2009 | Categories:Constitution | Tags: Constitution, Habeas Corpus, Torture |
Cross-Posted from DailyKos.com with permission of the author, Crashing Vor Watching Keith [Olbermann] just now, I heard him mention Antonin “Nino” Scalia’s dissenting opinion from today’s ruling in regards habeas corpus rights for detainees. The lowlight of Justice Scalia’s opinion was the paragraph: “The game of bait-and-switch that today’s opinion plays upon the Nation’s Commander [...]
Jun 13, 2008 | Categories:War | Tags: 10th Amendment, commander-in-chief, Executive Power, Guest Commentary, Habeas Corpus, justice-scalis, limited-powers, Louie Ludwig, militar, Positive Grant, president, supreme-court |
This week, Rep. Ron Paul introduced HR 3835 – the American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007. This bill, if passed, would go a long way towards restoring liberty and the constitution in this country, and eliminate a number of “laws” that were enacted beyond the Constitution’s limit on federal power.
Oct 19, 2007 | Categories:Current Events | Tags: american-freedom-agenda, Constitution, daily-os, dailykos, democrats, detentions, Executive Power, fisa, Habeas Corpus, journalists, kidnapping, Military Tribunals, military-commissions-act, partisanship, Privacy, Ron Paul, secrecy, Signing Statements, spying, Torture |
In a recent article on Habeas Corpus, it was shown that the 10th Amendment prevented the federal government from suspending Habeas. Why? Because the Constitution only allows for its suspension in very limited situations. Article I, Section 9 spells this out quite clearly: The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, [...]
Apr 17, 2007 | Categories:War | Tags: 10th Amendment, article-I-section-9, Constitution, Enumerated Powers, habeas, Habeas Corpus, jurisdiction |
by Michael Boldin As usual, our liberty is under attack by the federal government. An appeals court has just upheld a ruling that prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay are not entitled to habeas corpus, and thus, cannot challenge their detention in court. So, once again, the federal government, through its court system, has overstepped the [...]
Feb 22, 2007 | Categories:Founding Principles | Tags: 10th Amendment, bill-of-rights, Constitution, Enumerated Powers, guantanamo, habeas, Habeas Corpus, Limited Government, Positive Grant, prisoners, tenth-amendment, trial-by-jury, war-on-terror |
DIGG THIS There’s been quite an uproar over recent comments on Habeas Corpus by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. As the San Francisco Chronicle reported: “The Constitution doesn’t say every individual in the United States or every citizen is hereby granted or assured the right of habeas,” Gonzales told Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., during a Senate [...]
Jan 30, 2007 | Categories:Limited Government | Tags: 10th Amendment, alberto-gonzales, arlen-specter, Brian-Roehrkasse, Enumerated Powers, Executive Power, Habeas Corpus, justice-department, tenth-amendment |
Not my Commander in Chief
Cross-Posted from DailyKos.com with permission of the author, Crashing Vor Watching Keith [Olbermann] just now, I heard him mention Antonin “Nino” Scalia’s dissenting opinion from today’s ruling in regards habeas corpus rights for detainees. The lowlight of Justice Scalia’s opinion was the paragraph: “The game of bait-and-switch that today’s opinion plays upon the Nation’s Commander [...]
Jun 13, 2008 | Categories:War | Tags: 10th Amendment, commander-in-chief, Executive Power, Guest Commentary, Habeas Corpus, justice-scalis, limited-powers, Louie Ludwig, militar, Positive Grant, president, supreme-court | 5 Comments »