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Subject: 
Where's Larry and Hoppy when you need 'em???
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Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:41:49 GMT
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http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/1/18/15219/0788

k, it's a lefty sight, but it has this excerpt from the Gonzales affair--

Specter: Now wait a minute, wait a minute. The Constitution says you can't take
it away except in the case of invasion or rebellion. Doesn't that mean you have
the right of habeas corpus?

Gonzales: I meant by that comment that the Constitution doesn't say that every
individual in the United States or every citizen has or is assured the right of
habeas corpus. It doesn't say that. It simply says that the right of habeas
corpus shall not be suspended.


Hmmmm, founding fathers being exclusionary?  The literal text really does say
what Gonzales says it does.

But then again, the literal text of the 2nd really does say that the guns are
for the 'well oiled militia'

Interpretations be damned, I say.  Let's go for the literal text!!!

Dave k



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Where's Larry and Hoppy when you need 'em???
 
(...) Yeah, I don't get it. Has he seriously not corrected himself yet? It only seems fair that he be arrested and imprisoned for no reason. DaveE (18 years ago, 23-Jan-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Where's Larry and Hoppy when you need 'em???
 
(...) Gonzo suffers from the delusion that the Prez is his client, when in fact he should be serving the interests of the citizenry. Instead of a champion of law, the Attorney General is acting as the primary enabler of and passionate advocate for (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jan-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Where's Larry and Hoppy when you need 'em???
 
(...) Well, you want your interpretation, and literal, too. Specter takes the Constitution literally when he cites "except in the case of invasion or rebellion", but when Gonzales takes the Constitution literally, you cry foul. JOHN (18 years ago, 24-Jan-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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