Gonzales says the Constitution doesn't guarantee habeas corpus

[Quicksilver]

Is this guy nuts or what?

One of the Bush administration's most far-reaching assertions of government power was revealed quietly last week when Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified that habeas corpus -- the right to go to federal court and challenge one's imprisonment -- is not protected by the Constitution.

"The Constitution doesn't say every individual in the United States or every citizen is hereby granted or assured the right of habeas,'' Gonzales told Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Jan. 17.

Seems he speaks with a forked toungue.

Later in the hearing, Gonzales described habeas corpus as "one of our most cherished rights'' and noted that Congress had protected that right in the 1789 law that established the federal court system. But he never budged from his position on the absence of constitutional protection -- a position that seemingly would leave Congress free to reduce habeas corpus rights or repeal them altogether.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...NGDONO11O1.DTL

[Eric5273]

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

Is this guy nuts or what?

No, he's not nuts. He's corrupt and has an agenda.

[Quicksilver]

corrupt + agenda = Nuts

[motordavid]

Imo, he's a boot licking punque, picked
to cover the Latino card, immigration situ
etc. When he's outta there, he'll hope for
an appointed judgeship somewhere.

I watched the hearings pretty carefully, which
is something I rarely do, and he is one
disingenous, at best, bastard.

I doubt he could read aloud, from the Bill of
Rights and the Constitution. A Dubya Lackey,
but that is redundant.

[ifly]

This particular Latino man speak with Forked tongue!