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Democrats bear responsibility for restoring habeas corpus

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  • Wednesday, May 9, 2007 06:44 AM

    Legal?

    Glenn, I understand the importance of habeas corpus, but is the MCA law itself even constitutional? Shouldn't it require a constitutional amendment to take away such a fundamental right? If all it takes to undo the constitution is a simple bill signed into law, what's to stop the next GW when they, say, start shutting down media outlets and imprisoning reporters?

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