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    After the tragedy of September 11‚ 2001‚ President George W. Bush used his powers as Commander in Chief and established a means to prevent future terrorist attacks against the United States. On November 13‚ 2001‚ Bush issued a military order (M.O.) which allowed the President’s to “identify terrorists and those who support them” and bring them to justice by way of “military tribunals.” President Bush argues that it is his duty to “protect the United States and its citizens.” The M.O. makes

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    question everything we know and with the media we get too much information that we don’t know what to do with it. However‚ by learning our history‚ everybody’s role in the government‚ learning how the system works and learning simple terms like enemy combatant and habeas corpus you can learn that there is more than just our laws and Constitution. We are not alone in this war. Habeas corpus is located in the United States Constitution in Article One‚ Section Nine‚ under congress limits. It says

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    effective assistance of counsel by failing to object to the State ’s failure to comply with the agreement. Mugnano also requested that the court appoint counsel to assist in the presentation of his case. * Do you feel that those people declared “enemy combatants” should be provided the same rights under the criminal justice system as United States citizens? Why or why not? Provide a rationale as to the basis of your decision. By universal

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    Since the end of the Cold War‚ the geographic combatant commands have become more involved in regional engagements‚ nation building‚ and providing humanitarian assistance. As a result‚ the Combatant Command structure has been a topic of many discussions and debates in recent years. Should the Combatant Commands be structured differently? Though there may not be a simple‚ clear answer to this questions‚ many believe that now is the time for change. Not everyone may be in favor of such a major

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    Habeas Corpus is known as the Great Writ because it ensures that a person detained by the government is entitled to a judicial hearing to determine if there is any legal basis for their detention. The modern form of Habeas Corpus has evolved over the years‚ from it beginnings in England‚ to its addition to the US constitution. While Habeas Corpus pertains to every citizen that is tried in a US court‚ there is an argument as to weather habeas also applies to alien prisoners that are being held by

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    On a party Malcolm Jaggard meets Penny Ashton. He invites her to an evening in the theatre‚ and she accepts. And they start to see each other more and more; she invites him over to meet her father at about the time he was thinking about inviting her to meet his father. The first weekend on the country estate is a success‚ and they just repeat it the next weekend. Then someone throws acid into Penny’s sister’s face. This shocks their father more than anyone expected‚ and he simply disappears

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    and Hamdan V. Rumsfeld (2006). Both of these cases involved former detained individuals at Guantanamo Bay‚ one of the aforementioned secret prisons. In Hamdi V. Rumsfeld‚ the legality of indefinite detention and suspension of Habeas Corpus for “enemy combatants” was questioned. The only decision that SCOTUS was able to rest on was the Executive Branch does not have the power to hold a U.S. citizen indefinitely without basic due process protections enforceable through judicial review‚ which effectively

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    Civil Liberties‚ Habeas Corpus‚ and the War on Terror Even though suspending habeas corpus during the period of War on Terror is acceptable and is the Presidents way of protecting and preserving the United States Constitution during the War on Terror were civil liberties violated‚ and should habeas corpus been suspended. Detaining individuals for a suspected crime and not giving them their day in court is in violation of the Constitution. Habeas corpus was implemented in the Constitution to ensure

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    of habeas corpus on 17TH October‚ 2006. The president passed a given law that suspended the right of habeas corpus to individuals that the government viewed as enemies in the fight against international terror. Several criticisms resulted from this with the law being accused of failing to determine who is and who not any “enemy combatant” is (Walker‚

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    Habeas Corpus and the War on Terror Nirvani McKinney POL 201 American National Government 13th August‚ 2012 Instructor: Teri Kuffel The history of Habeas Corpus and the war on Terror In this paper I will be diving in to the history of Habeas Corpus and how it has evolved over the years. I will briefly explain the origination of the habeas corpus‚ the role it plays in U.S.A and what current action is being taken about it. I will be also looking in to the Bush administration and the way they

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