Reply To: Political Statements
@Shruti: Objectively, Japanese internment trampled habeas corpus worse than anything Dubya has done. It’s also worth remembering that Lincoln suspended habeas corpus. Still, it wasn’t formal suspension of the constitution, which explicitly allows for suspension of habeas corpus “in cases of rebellion or invasion”. One can question whether Pearl Harbor qualified as invasion or whether Lincoln had the authority, technically granted to Congress, at a time when Congress was out of session. A federal court ruled against Lincoln, but he ignored the ruling. Moving on, I believe that the only reason FDR didn’t break out the nukes is that he didn’t live long enough, and it fell to Truman to break out the nukes. So I guess those would be closer to scary truths than scary mistakes.