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We're on a slippery slope to being disappeared whenever it's convenient for the US government, by the loss of habeas corpus. I first noticed it being undermined
by zackmorris 6y ago
We're on a slippery slope to being disappeared whenever it's convenient for the US government, by the loss of habeas corpus. I first noticed it being undermined in the 2000s under the George W. Bush administration:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/12/04/killing-habeas-corpus https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/12/04/killing-habeas...
Right now habeas corpus is mainly being suspended for non-US citizens, but more authoritarian-leaning elected officials keep trying to undermine it domestically:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_corpus_in_the_United_States#Habeas_corpus_in_the_21st_Century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_corpus_in_the_United_St...
Unfortunately we're vulnerable right now because the public is easily distracted by straw man arguments. For example, they might feel that it's ok to deny an antifa demonstrator habeas corpus (since antifa was deemed a terrorist organization by Donald Trump), without realizing that in order for habeas corpus to work, it must apply to everyone regardless of criminal accusation.
I'm seeing this fallacy constantly right now, so if there is a better word for it, please comment because it would be good to have a name for it.