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Old 04-02-2007, 04:29 PM
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Default Re: Republicans on Habeus Corpus

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that instance of suspension of habeas corpus is so completely different to the present day. Lincoln was tackling a civil war.

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Yes, a war that he started. His removal of habeus corpus was both less warranted (not that it's ever actually warranted) and worse in magnitude.
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