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.
It’s a basic protection against the government imprisoning anyone they don’t like without trace, trial or legal recourse. So we have to understand that the US Government is equipping itself to abduct and disappear anyone, American or otherwise, innocent or otherwise, forever and without any right or opportunity to ever contest it.
Habeas corpus predates the US Constitution and even the US itself.
It’s a basic protection against the government imprisoning anyone they don’t like without trace, trial or legal recourse. So we have to understand that the US Government is equipping itself to abduct and disappear anyone, American or otherwise, innocent or otherwise, forever and without any right or opportunity to ever contest it.