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habeas corpus 
Fri Jun 20, 2008 at 00:10:51 AM EDT
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There is a lot of debate in the public space this week over the impact of the United States Supreme Court's ruling that gives detainees in a "holding pattern" at Guantanamo Bay access to the United States Courts for the purpose of presenting petitions of habeas corpus.
It is a generally accepted misunderstanding that the Court's ruling gave new rights to the detainees, which seems to be the issue that is the most controversial.
The purpose of today's discussion is to explain why that view of the ruling is dead wrong...and to offer some thoughts on why this ruling might actually be one of the most important "restraint of government" rulings to have come down the pike in some time.
So off we go, eh?
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 09:46:09 AM EDT
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(This issue caused quite a stir across the state and especially here at MichLib. Thanks to Brainwrap for this piece. - promoted by LiberalLucy)
Last fall, I was one of many who was outraged by Sen. Stabenow's vote to suspend Habeas Corpus.
I stand by my belief that it was a horrible, terrible and embarrassing decision for her to make then, regardless of the rationale she had.
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Wed Apr 04, 2007 at 22:49:10 PM EDT
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(This was a pretty big deal to the Michlib community. Senator Stabenow has come through for us on a wide range of other issues, and I hope that she continues to do so with the Restoring the Constitution Act. - promoted by nirmal)
Shortly before the election in 2006, Senator Stabenow voted for the Military Commissions Act. This was the legislation that, among other things, suspended habeas corpus, insulated torturers from prosecution, and basically shredded one of the most ancient laws of the Western world: the right to a fair trial.
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