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[Jaicee]

SvennoJ said:

US inching closer to civil war?

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Trump involved in discussions over suspending habeas corpus, sources say

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/09/politics/miller-habeas-corpus-immigrant-judge

President Donald Trump has been personally involved in discussions inside the administration over potentially suspending habeas corpus, a legal procedure that allows people to challenge their detention in court, two people familiar with the consideration told CNN.

One of Trump’s top aides, Stephen Miller, confirmed publicly Friday that the administration was “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus, adding that it “depends on whether the courts do the right thing or not.”

This kind of reminds me of his executive order the other week commanding the Secretary of Defense to "determine how military and national security assets, training, non-lethal capabilities, and personnel can most effectively be utilized to prevent crime", which reads eerily like preparations to declare martial law to my eyes. Notice that the order is to find ways of using "military and national security...personnel" not to respond to crimes, but to "prevent crime". That'll send a chill down your spine!

Hyperbole? Maybe. But only maybe and that doesn't make me feel too comfortable.

Last edited by Jaicee - on 10 May 2025