Lincoln's Unconstitutional Actions
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01-04-2018, 03:57 PM
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RE: Lincoln's Unconstitutional Actions
(01-04-2018 03:12 PM)L Verge Wrote: Angela - I have often used your argument with upper grade students at our museum, pointing out that things change in times of crisis. In the Mary Surratt movie, The Conspirator, I believe that it is Mary's respected lawyer who quoted the following: "In times of war, the law falls silent." This is derived from a Latin phrase, Inter arma enim silent lēgēs meaning "for among [times of] arms, the laws fall mute." It is credited to Cicero. Laurie, thank you for your thoughts! Is there a particular reason you only refer to a United States Circuit Court of Maryland decision from 1861, when Congress in the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act of 1863 clearly authorized the president of the United States to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in response to the United States Civil War? I am sure that Abraham Lincoln would have loved to ask Congress for permission to suspend Habeas Corpus – had Congress been able to be in session, which it wasn’t only because of the reason why it was suspended in the first place. It wasn’t an illegal usurpation of executive power by any stretch of the imagination. However, your reply clearly shows the complexity of the topic and I thank you for it. As for the phone call you received 17 years ago – I am not sure what you are trying to say. But I am sure it was a lovely experience. In case of emergency, Lincoln and children first. |
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