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Originally posted by Spanky
I think you are wrong here. I don't think the writ of habeas corpus laid out in the constitution applies to how the officers of the federal government can treat foreign citizens.
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You keep suggesting that habeas is some sort of right to be free, a "Get Out Of Jail Free" card. It doesn't change your right to be released at all. Think of habeas as the mail slot in the courthouse door that lets you tell someone inside that you have a claim. It doesn't change the law which decides whether you have a claim.
If you take habeas away, there may well be no effective way for someone to have a claim heard, even if it is a meritorious claim under the law -- e.g., even if the claimant is completely innocent.
