"The practice of arbitrary imprisonments, [has] been in, in all ages, [one of] the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny."



Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Paper 84




Dear Congress,

There must be some fundamentally fair process to identify those who have been justly detained while protecting the rights of innocent people caught up in the conflict and confusion of war.

This is America—the government should not have the power to make people disappear into legal black holes with no way to prove their innocence. Representing the most basic check on governmental abuse of power, habeas gives all of us the guarantee that if we are detained, we have the right to challenge the legality of the detention. Habeas corpus prevents the government from abusing its power and imprisoning people for no reason.

I urge you to pass legislation to restore habeas corpus immediately!

Sincerely





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http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/


people for the american way.


can you?