Sunday, 01 June 2025

Has Habeas Corpus Ever Been Suspended? Fear Grows on the Left Over It


Legal experts and Democrats are pulling their hair out over this one.

Why?

The administration is considering suspending habeas corpus.

The writ lets detainees challenge government evidence before a judge.

Curious that liberals are the ones freaking out over this.

Has this ever been done before?

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Let’s look into it.

Breitbart asks some great questions regarding this:

So those questions again are:

1. Are there any exceptions to habeas corpus in the Constitution?

2. Any clause starting with “unless”?

3.Has it ever been suspended before in our history?

4. When

5. By whom?

If only we had a machine that could find those answers quickly. Like AI:

1 Exceptions in the Constitution
The Constitution itself creates no positive exceptions to the privilege of the writ—rather, it bars suspension of habeas corpus except under very limited circumstances.

2 Clause beginning “unless…”
Article I, Section 9, Clause 2 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.”

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3 Has it ever been suspended?

Yes.

4 When?

April 27, 1861: President Lincoln first authorized suspension along the rail line between Philadelphia and Washington.

March 3, 1863: Congress passed the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, formally sanctioning suspension nationwide for the remainder of the Civil War.

5 By whom?

President Abraham Lincoln (April 1861 order).

United States Congress (Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, March 3, 1863).

NBC whines, I mean, reports:

Legal experts and Democrats expressed growing alarm over the weekend that Trump administration officials are openly discussing unilaterally suspending habeas corpus — a bedrock American legal right — without the approval of Congress.

The writ of habeas corpus, which dates back centuries, grants anyone detained in the U.S. the right to see a judge, challenge the government’s evidence against them and present a defense.

But White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller downplayed its significance on Friday, suggesting that the administration could move to suspend it unilaterally. “That’s an option we’re actively looking at,” Miller told reporters at the White House.

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It’s almost like those that know are most likely to be affected by this are the ones crying.

Funny how The Lincoln Project (a liberal organization hides behind Lincoln’s name) is against the suspension of habeas corpus when it was Lincoln who suspended it. Haha!

That’s why they want citizens dumb and uneducated about our past. To manipulate us.

We’re getting close.

Let’s hear what the man himself has to say about it:

They need to add that quote to Disneyland’s Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.

And here’s a bonus color photo of the legend:

This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport.

View the original article here.


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