Gonzales Attacks Habeas Corpus

[Cynical Cat]

You can't make this shit up. Well, actually I can, but only my scumbag villians do it.
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In one of the most chilling public statements ever made by a U.S. Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales questioned whether the U.S. Constitution grants habeas corpus rights of a fair trial to every American.

Responding to questions from Sen. Arlen Specter at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 18, Gonzales argued that the Constitution doesn’t explicitly bestow habeas corpus rights; it merely says when the so-called Great Writ can be suspended.

“There is no expressed grant of habeas in the Constitution; there’s a prohibition against taking it away,â€

[SirNitram]

And to think, a few years ago, you were 'shrill', 'stupid', and 'serious' if you suggested these bozos were taking away rights.

[Scottish Ninja]

Ten bucks says you still are. Though with Specter attacking Gonzales over it, perhaps not. I can't wait to see where this goes.

[Comrade Tortoise]

Holy. Fuck. THat is all I have to say.. actually, I have a far cry more to say.

When I became an undergraduate research assistant, I became an employee of the state. Under arizona law, all state employees must swear an oath to defend and uphold the constitution of the united states. It is word for word the same oath that every member of the military takes, and exactly the same oath that Gonzales and our Glorious Leader have taken. I may have taken it for different reasons, but unlike these scumbags, worthless sacks of inhuman filth, I meant every.single.word. These assholes didn't. They probably inwardly laughed when they swore that oath. These men are...evil. Plain and simple. I would not shed a tear save for tears of joy if either of them choked on a twinkie, or got shot in the face by Cheney tomorrow.

Fuck them

[Josh]

Well, there is this.

Hey Alberto? You're never gonna be a Supreme Court Justice, and in another couple of years, you're gonna be out of a job. In the meantime, you're gonna be taking fucktons of heat for a lame duck administration that your own party has largely jumped ship on.

Suck it.