Gonzales really doesn't like that pesky Tenth Amendment


Never take a lawyers word on what they are allowed to do

Talk about revisionism.

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.

Gonzales acknowledged that the Constitution declares "habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless ... in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.'' But he insisted that "there is no express grant of habeas in the Constitution.''

There are certainly other parts of the United States Constitution that apply, but this should be obvious.

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

There doesn't have to be an express grant.

It's already covered.

It's simple. The American people do not need permission.

The United States Government does need permission.

At least Gonzales is open about it. That was more than you can say about certain things in the Clinton Administration.

Is it impeachable? Probably, but it will be used in a trade off for something the Democrats want.

All it costs is your liberty.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Wed - January 24, 2007 at 03:23 PM  Tag


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