This is snarky, but check out this post at AMERICAblog. The entirety of the post is about how Bush wants to suspend laws much like habeas corpus, and is the beginning of a long rant:
Read closely the article below about Bush and his illegal domestic spying program:The White House is hoping that talks will lead to legislation to approve the program, much as Congress eventually approved Abraham Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus during the Civil War. Mr. Bush expanded on his defense of the program in Tampa, Fla., on Friday, saying he believed that he had to take extraordinary steps in a time of war.
"Unfortunately, we're having this discussion," he said of the debate over wiretapping. "It's too bad, because guess who listens to the discussion: the enemy."Now note a few of the details.
Bush wants this to be like Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus...
Well, John should follow his own advice and read the article, closely or otherwise. Can you identify the quote by Bush or any Republican on habeas corpus? Right, it’s the columnists that make this comparison. Thus John mistakes NYT columnists for Republicans. Hey, it’s a big tent...
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