Kasz216 on 17 February 2009
| akuma587 said: I agree with Kasz that the ends don't justify the means. But comparing fighting WW2 to fighting the Civil War is an inappropriate comparison in many ways. The Constitution says that if the war is on American soil that the President has more leeway. Article I - Section 9 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. |
Last i saw the ruling on that was only Congress could suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus and that Lincoln violated the constitution when he did so.
Not that Lincoln and the court were on good terms. Lincoln claiming the Supreme Court's mere existance violated the Constitution.
I mean your the law student... but I'd like to see the judgement otherwise if that has since been revised.
See Ex Parte Merryman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_parte_merryman
Infact from what i can tell. Congress being the only body that can suspend the writ is still the case.
