I think he is trying to suggest that since habeas corpus is not constitutionally mandated, Congress has the power to suspend. But no Supreme Court in the land would ever agree with that reasoning.
ETA: xpost with Burrell.
2d edit to respond to Burrell: off the top of my head I don't know. But I know that when Miranda was passed, Congress passed a little-known statute that overturned it. Even C.J. Rehnquist, who publicly stated that Miranda was not constitutionally mandated, changed his mind when this law came up for review, in Dickerson. The Court does not necessarily willingly allow Congress to limit its power in this way and I cannot imagine they would interpret the Constitution otherwise.
I think it was the Daily Show that did something about Gonzales's statement, wasn't it with Jason Jones? I'll have to look it up online when I get home.
Thanks for the insent, Kalshane. Somehow I managed to misplace my phone. At least it wasn't until after I left one message and talked to the other person of the unsettling calls. This one will be a cakewalk in comparison.
You're welcome. Hope it's helpful.
Thanks, bon bon. I just went and reread the Bill of Rights and was surprised that the language actually seems to worded more along the lines of "No person shall be denied..." than "habeas corpus shall only be abridged if...," which sure sounds like a guarantee to me.
My favorite Tunguska explanation is that it was a small, icy comet. Where it hit is so remote that it actually was some years before anybody official went out to look, so most of the debris either melted or weathered/was grown over by the time they got there. Except, of course, for the tree trunks knocked over for miles and miles.
There was a whole series of books of Fortean-type reports, such as
Strange, Stranger, Strangest
and
Stranger Than Fiction
that would have been around when Kathy and I were kids. I know my Dad had a bunch of them. Didn't warp me hardly at all, except that I always feel skeptical when an august elderly scientist pronounces something "impossible."
From you I buy it.
Hey!
I think it was the Daily Show that did something about Gonzales's statement, wasn't it with Jason Jones? I'll have to look it up online when I get home.
It was the Daily Show, but I got annoyed before I found it online.
Oh, snap! It was not TDS, it was Colbert. And here it is: [link]
Thanks, Comedy Central video search!
Timelies all!
Went swimming. Muscles are sore. Have lost pronouns.
You have been a participant in the biggest interdimensional cross rip since the Tunguska blast of 1909!
That was the secondary blast. The 1908 blast was caused by something else, and the smaller blast in 1909 was the cross rip. Record keeping can be a bit spotty, so it's understandable that the two blasts get confused.
My friend Claudine has a dessert catering business in SD. She reports:
This month I've created a new Caramel Walnut cake with Cream Cheese frosting (a new flavor I discovered and devoured on my cupcake tour of NYC over Christmas). I made a Chocolate Raspberry Torte with Cocoa Whipped Ganache frosting for a private party. I got a small order for Pretty Princess Pink Cupcakes with edible heart decorations.
