Abe, still honest.(Letter to the editor)
American Prospect, The, April, 2006 by Morris, Robert L.; Starr, Paul
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I AM SURPRISED THAT THE American Prospect would repeat the canard that Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus infringed on "the liberties guaranteed by the Constitution" ["Bush v. Constitution" March 2006]. That document, in fact, explicitly states: "The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it." A case of rebellion surely existed.
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The only issue concerns where that statement was placed in our founding document; it is in Article I, which deals with the ...
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