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Of course it can. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-lincoln-suspends-the-writ-of-habeas-corpus-during-the-civil-war http://www.history.com/th
by LLWM 12y ago
Of course it can. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-lincoln-suspends-the-writ-of-habeas-corpus-during-the-civil-war http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-lincoln...
- bediger4000 12y agoLincoln was president in the 19th century. Washington, Adams, etc, were the 18th century presidents. And my money is on Washington and Jefferson spinning in their graves every time "national security" is used to squash a court case.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 12y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_and_Sedition_Acts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_and_Sedition_Acts
- tedunangst 12y agoEh, "national security" was basically the rationale for replacing the Articles of Confederation, so...
- LLWM 12y agoI'm responding to the outrage over >It basically means the government can both violate the Constitution and absolve itself for the reason of "national security" Why does the century matter?
- sp332 12y agoBoth of those court cases said it can't.
- LLWM 12y agoBoth of those court cases didn't matter.