Comments on: A Blow to Habeas Corpus? http://donklephant.com/2005/07/11/a-blow-to-habeas-corpus/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:07:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Montag http://donklephant.com/2005/07/11/a-blow-to-habeas-corpus/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Montag Tue, 12 Jul 2005 13:19:48 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=201#comment-34 You have evicerated the quote quite effectively. If we strike "so-called" and "a whole new level" and adjust for grammar, is this a true statement? <em>"[The] Streamlined Procedures Act of 2005 eviscerat[es] habeas review, particularly in capital cases."</em> If it is true, should we not be concerned because throughout history we have recovered from infringements of this right? <em>At least Congress, unlike Lincoln, has the Constitutional right to monkey with the Great Writ.</em> They can't just pass a law that's unconstitutional without going through the amendment process. <em>If</em> this thing passes and <em>if</em> it is unconstitutional, it <em>should</em> be overturned by the SC. Although, it would seem better that it not reach that point. (I read the piece as an editorial, even though it wasn't labeled as such. I should have used more descriptive word than "article" to describe it in my introductory blurb. I'll try to be more careful.) You have evicerated the quote quite effectively. If we strike “so-called” and “a whole new level” and adjust for grammar, is this a true statement?
“[The] Streamlined Procedures Act of 2005 eviscerat[es] habeas review, particularly in capital cases.”

If it is true, should we not be concerned because throughout history we have recovered from infringements of this right?

At least Congress, unlike Lincoln, has the Constitutional right to monkey with the Great Writ.

They can’t just pass a law that’s unconstitutional without going through the amendment process. If this thing passes and if it is unconstitutional, it should be overturned by the SC. Although, it would seem better that it not reach that point.

(I read the piece as an editorial, even though it wasn’t labeled as such. I should have used more descriptive word than “article” to describe it in my introductory blurb. I’ll try to be more careful.)

]]> By: Callimachus http://donklephant.com/2005/07/11/a-blow-to-habeas-corpus/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Callimachus Tue, 12 Jul 2005 06:11:59 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=201#comment-31 "Whole new level"? Worse than what Lincoln did to it? Which is the dquivalent of what supposedly was done to Qurans at Gitmo? (Along with writing out orders for the military arrest of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.) I doubt there's a "new level" beyond that. But somehow, we recovered. Odd how often that happens in history. At least Congress, unlike Lincoln, has the Constitutional right to monkey with the Great Writ. And shouldn't the WaPo be above "so-called"? If it's not really called that, say so. If it is really called that, call it that. Do they really think their dwindling pool of readers is too dense to see through that, or not be offended at the crude bid to lead them around by rhetorical nose rings? Editorialize at that page in the back of the A section, please. “Whole new level”? Worse than what Lincoln did to it? Which is the dquivalent of what supposedly was done to Qurans at Gitmo? (Along with writing out orders for the military arrest of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.) I doubt there’s a “new level” beyond that.

But somehow, we recovered. Odd how often that happens in history. At least Congress, unlike Lincoln, has the Constitutional right to monkey with the Great Writ.

And shouldn’t the WaPo be above “so-called”? If it’s not really called that, say so. If it is really called that, call it that. Do they really think their dwindling pool of readers is too dense to see through that, or not be offended at the crude bid to lead them around by rhetorical nose rings? Editorialize at that page in the back of the A section, please.

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