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sherifffruitfly Donating Member (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-04 07:48 PM
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the president can suspend habeus corpus....
in a martial law situation, and the like......

Can the president also refuse to yield power in the dual event of (a) an ongoing national emergency (like war), and (b) coming out on the losing side of an election?

is there some kind of "emergency wartime powers" that would permit this?

cdj
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Emboldened Chimp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-04 07:50 PM
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1. I don't think he can do that legally
Though it would be interesting if he tried...wonder if the FBI would have to raid the WH...?
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La_Serpiente Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-04 07:51 PM
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2. Lincoln suspended habeas corpus during the Civil War
as for the second point, I don't think so. If there is one, I would assume that Congress would be the branch that would authrorize to give such authority to the president.
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Taeger Donating Member (914 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-04 07:51 PM
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3. NO, there isn't

But I would suspect that these election thiefs would try.

But if push came to shove, the military would back someone OTHER than Bush!!!!! That would force him to step down peacefully!!!!!
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DieboldMustDie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-04 08:26 PM
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4. He came to office unconstitutionally...
He can probably do anything he wants, as long as 5 members of the Supreme Court will go along. :mad:
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mike1963 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-04 08:30 PM
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5. Good question. Ask the people in cages down at Gitmo.
Edited on Fri Feb-13-04 08:32 PM by mike1963
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edit: regarding Habeus Corpus

Means more or less literally "deliver (we will have) the body"
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LincolnMcGrath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-04 08:33 PM
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6. Expect Martial law folks
Edited on Fri Feb-13-04 08:34 PM by LincolnMcGrath

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