Article I, Section 9, Clause 2 of the Contitution: "The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it."
Gonzales, sworn testimony before Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Jan. 18th, 2007:
"The fact that the Constitution — again, there is no express grant of habeas in the Constitution."
Even Arlen Specter was stunned at this jaw-dropping assumption of unconstitutional idiocy.
The fact that it was uttered in broad daylight and broadcast to a live audience, by the man who's very JOB it is to protect, defend, and enforce constitutional and statutory law to insure 'equal JUSTICE for all' is astoundingly outrageous.
It exemplifies complete contempt for the most basic founding tenet at the heart of all democracy.
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