Category Archives: writ of habeas corpus
Reflections on Naomi Wolf’s piece: Blueprint for shutting down a democracy…
I was rereading some of my old mail in order to clean out my inbox when I came across this. Seeing what has transpired in the Middle East (Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, etc.) over the past few weeks brings these concerns … Continue reading
On re-establishing our Constitution rights…
Abandoning our democratic values in exchange for the delusion that we are safer is the greatest “win” the terrorists could have hoped for…. and we gave this to them out of fear…. Continue reading
It’s all about the integrity of the process…
When our founding fathers wrote the Constitution of the United States, they were writing this document from the worldview of immigrants who had fled their home country because of tyranny. Tyranny came to our founding fathers in many forms, but … Continue reading
The atrocity of Gitmo — further horrors revealed.
The writ of habeas corpus (requiring a warrant to search or take someone into custody) and due process (fair trial) are two of the most basic of democratic (small “d”) principles. No government, no society can expect to last long that does … Continue reading