Lincoln's Unconstitutional Actions

[AussieMick]

I'd like to add to my previous Post. It is a strength of any country that it is willing to discuss and debate the validity of various actions and decisions of its leaders.

The suspension of Habeas Corpus is obviously an extremely concerning act. Dictators and corrupt leaders carry out it out as part of their daily lives with no care whatsoever. That Lincoln and his Cabinet (and the US people thereafter) have struggled with the legality of suspension is an indication of the strength of the US democracy.

To add to Laurie's post, I think FDR (and Churchill ) also suspended Habeas Corpus in WW2... oh, reading her Post again, I see she mentions WW2.