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Memorandum Habeas Corpus
Memorandum Habeas Corpus
Why is the Terrorist term being used to label protesters?
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thoughtco.com
By Robert Longley
Updated on January 16, 2020
On Oct. 17, 2006, President George W. Bush signed a law suspending the right of habeas corpus to persons "determined by the United States" to be an "enemy combatant" in the Global War on Terror.
Bush's action drew severe criticism, mainly for the law's failure to specifically designate who in the United States will determine who is and who is not an "enemy combatant."
Jonathan Turley, professor of constitutional law at George Washington University, objected to Bush's support for the law—the Military Commissions Act of 2006—and its suspension of writs of habeas corpus. He stated,
"What, really, a time of shame this is for the American system. What the Congress did and what the president signed today essentially revokes over 200 years of American principles and values."
Not the First Time
The Military Commissions Act of 2006 was not the first time the Constitution's guaranteed right to writs of habeas corpus was suspended by an action of a president.
In the early days of the U.S. Civil War President Abraham Lincoln suspended writs of habeas corpus.
Both Bush and Lincoln based their actions on the dangers of war, and both presidents faced sharp criticism for carrying out what many believed to be an attack on the Constitution.
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A Terrorist is an "enemy combatant".
This would be used against those with the protection of the constitution. That is US Citizens.
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