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So McCain blasts the SCOTUS decision on habeas corpus, adopting full-on bedwetter language to do so. But look closely at his statement about habeas corpus:

And my friends there are some bad people down there. There are some bad people. So now what are we going to do. We are now going to have the courts flooded with so-called, quote, Habeas Corpus suits against the government, whether it be about the diet, whether it be about the reading material. And we are going to be bollixed up in a way that is terribly unfortunate, because we need to go ahead and adjudicate these cases.

Er...Senator? Here's what habeas corpus means:


Also known as "The Great Writ," a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum is a summons with the force of a court order addressed to the custodian (such as a prison official) demanding that a prisoner be brought before the court, together with proof of authority, allowing the court to determine whether that custodian has lawful authority to hold that person, or, if not, the person should be released from custody.

Habeas corpus is an ancient foundation of our system of law, and one of the safeguards of liberty in the United States. But it's apparent John McCain doesn't know what habeas corpus is.
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