Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Defend Habeas Corpus

You can sign the petition to restore habeas corpus here

"In the politically charged atmosphere of the 2006 mid-term elections, the Republican-controlled United States Congress passed the Military Commissions Act. Most alarmingly, the MCA eliminates for many individuals the historic and fundamental right to a writ of habeas corpus. The MCA also allows the government nearly unfettered discretion to determine which individuals are declared "enemy combatants," to hold these individuals indefinitely without charges, and to deny them fundamental judicial rights, including the meaningful opportunity to appear before a judge and contest the charges against them."

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