We keep hearing in the media that the Trump thugs are slowly destroying our beloved Constitution….and it looks like those they say that may be on to something….
Archive searches suggest the White House has scrubbed Sections 9 and 10 pertaining to Habeas Corpus and judicial review of unlawful detention from the official congressional website on the Constitution.
“Does this regime think that by editing the website they can delete these basic rights, or do they just want to make it harder to read about them?” demanded one commenter on Resistbot.
A quick scan of the site’s constitutional summaries from Aug. 6 do not match more thorough archived shots of the same page from May. Among missing texts are summaries for Sections 9 and 10. Section 9 contains language pertaining to Habeas Corpus, including: “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.”
Section 10 outlines the rights (and limitations of rights) of states regarding organizing, particularly organizing against the federal government. “No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.”
https://www.alternet.org/white-house-constitutional-crisis/
In the rush to round up the usual suspects the Trump thugs will do anything to make some of their actions legal.
I guess he can convince idiots that he is ‘saving’ America from itself.
And the picking continues…..
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
Since Trump was re-elected, they might just as well put The Constitution away in a drawer until a decent person becomes president. (If that ever happens again…)
Best wishes, Pete.
I think the reason is varied; judging from what I overheard leaving the voting booth, it’s a bit scary.
One. If Biden had acted sooner, there would have been far more exposure to Kamala Harris. Traditionally VPs are place holders, and you rarely even hear them speak.
Two. A lot of people, for some reason, thought she had been President before, and we ‘needed a change”.
Three; she was a woman
Four. She wasn’t white.
Five. People preferred a fat rich guy who could not form full sentences over a younger intelligent black woman and I have no idea why,
There will not be much left of it to put away. chuq
sadly, yes. I just hope he waddles into a deep pond before he totally destroys the white house and everything in it
one other thing. Younger people are no longer being educated the way we were, they can barely write cursive, add, or make change if you give them a dollar bill. they cannot read cursvie, they have no interest or knowledge of government or the constitution, hell, half of them aren’t even sure what state they live in. Or care.
All those observations are spot on….I have taught college courses and amazed how little the young actually know…..chuq
He is doing a great job of turning the WH into an imperial palace…..chuw
Leave it to the left to worry about habeus corpus in a time of rebellion, invasion or in the case of known rapists and murders and fentynol distributors. For these the safest practice is to detain and ask questions later.
Dammit Carl….at all arrested are rapist or murderers or drug dealers……that is just lies from the Right to make their racism look justified. chuq
Yes, I agree habeus corpus is sacred for us all. I agree not all are criminals. I think they do a lot of homework before and after a pick-up so we are not so generous with the bad guys. Just seems too many leaders exhaust their efforts to sanctify the bad guys and little concern for victims. If my daughter was kidnapped, tortured, sliced up and left in a dumpster, I would not give a rats ass about habeus corpus. Must people have to have horrors inflicted up their loved ones in order to “get it” then so be it. ICE does make errors but if strict verification is applied these errors should decline in number. Strange that even Al Capone, Lucky L, Vito G, and Dillinger had automatic habeus corpus protection. I think the racist accusations are inappropriate. Bad guys are bad guys and that must always remain protocol. If they were racist and stereotyped Italians, I, myself, would have been arrested a dozen times a month. I think I am quite a liberal re undocumented “illegals”. If a president refuses to secure the border, democrats actually invite them and cities and states give sanctuary , perhaps illegals are not illegal at all. They have been given the “it’s OK” welcome card.
They broke the law but we ‘normal’ Americans do it everyday and yet it is somehow okay….I do not think anyone has invited them in…..most are looking for work not to commit a crime…..I am sorry but that is not a crime in my book. chuq
No question I find Trump an appalling person much less President since before he decended from the authoritarian heavens on that damn escalator. He’s a buffoon, he’s an idiot as a national leader. But let’s think this through a bit. Statisically speaking.. half our fellow Americans found the need to elect him… twice. Those of us on the other half of the country might want to ask the “why” did they do that? What made half the country like what he spewed out.. and why did they knowingly vote for an authoritarian disruptor? The Dems in charge certainly show little sign they have any idea as to that “why”. We might think that a lot of this has been a direct result of Americans… largely since the Vietnam War days… simply have no faith or trust in government or its institutions…. and I can certainly understand that much. It’s been so long that we’ve built this sour perception into our domestic culture. You have more money than me then you are corrupt because I can’t don’t have your money. The rich buy power and influence.. spreading their corruption. Historically few Americans grasp basic civics.. yet they prefer to bitch about thinking they do. “All I know is that I don’t have what he has!” “That representative I voted for a couple years ago thinking he was a regular guy like me now has a second home in the Catskills. Why is that?”
We’ve lost trust and empathy. Trump is a result of that.
I agree we can no longer look at the bigger picture of this society…..our neighbors mean nothing. chuq
He is challenging every single aspect of democratic rule…with a slew of cretins in the House who are willingly going along..shameful
Gerrymandering will make it worse I feel…..chuq
“This isn’t just about Texas. This is about 2026. This is about the future of the American political map, and who controls it,” he said, adding that Florida has launched similar operations. “This is Project 2025 in motion. The map is part of the mission. And if you think it ends at gerrymandering, you’re not paying attention. They’re not just shifting lines. They’re shifting laws. Deploying federal agencies. Elevating partisan loyalty over constitutional norms. Every lever of power is being pulled.”
Nowadays the Constitution means NOTHING to some….the sooner they crap out the better. chuq