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Showerthawts t1_j294mbx wrote

Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus during the civil war.

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OnePlus4Equalsfun t1_j2aowh2 wrote

yes and it was unconstitutional and wrong then too....

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It was also HEAVILY abused.

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Showerthawts t1_j2b1chz wrote

The office of Executive really only exists for one purpose in modern Democracy - and that is to make quick decisions in wartime. If our nation thought it was so wrong then, why didn't we reform the law afterwards? Marshall Law also allows for basically total control by the President as Commander in Chief. No?

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