Olbermann: the death of habeus corpus

Keith explains how the death of habeus corpus is an attack on our fundamental freedoms. And he's funny while he does it. From the transcript: Countdown has obtained a partially redacted copy of a colonial "declaration" indicating that back then, "depriving us of Trial by Jury" was actually considered sufficient cause to start a War of Independence, based on the then-fashionable idea that "liberty" was an unalienable right.

Today, thanks to modern, post-9/11 thinking, those rights are now fully alienable.

The reality is, without habeas corpus, a lot of other rights lose their meaning.

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• olbermann
• bush
• habeus
• corpus
• authoritarianism
• tyranny

[liverbitz91]

@MoralRapist apathetic stoners: sitting infront of their computers instead of voting for - insert any politician other than George Bush here - since 2000.

[octaviaaugustus1950]

Time is short. I truly believe that a false flag action, assassination, or some other unholy event is about to happen again. That will be the excuss needed to disarm the registered public, arrest dissenting voices of what use to be unConstitutional acts, or anything else they choose to do. One day without civil liberties against a corrupt government is one day too many. The internet is one of very few places to learn what is really happening and to spread the word. Remember Hitler's Big Lie.

[octaviaaugustus1950]

Why would this government keep habeus corpus dead? They have a script to follow and it's going to involve the concentration camps under construction within what use to be my country. By killing habeus corpus, we the lower classes that get in the way of unbridled power, are setting ducks. Many military and paramilitary, void of any unity to country but power will make the 4:00 am visits like Hitlers SS. Not paranoia, truth. Investigate and write your lazy Congressmen and Senators. SOON!!!

[sigmunds1]

Mr. Worthless goes to washington

[Birdsofprey56]

Olbermann the shit stain should be turned into a corpus.

[MoralRapist]

george w bush: mind-fucking america since 2000.

[judyrusso]

Great commentary! It is our duty to take back the republic. People must empower themselves at their state levels. I do believe that it is still not too late but we must act now.

[MsTheresaKelly1]

Wake up, fight for HUMAN RIGHTS, YOURS!

I have a son in Afghanistan involved in this illegal aggression.

STOP paying taxes, stop funding our own oppression!

[msiterE]

ya so where is habeus corpus under the new guy you love so much...looks like its still dead... and how did the withdrawl from iraq go...oh wait we're still there... he annouces a withdrawl and media men like you get in front of the camera and talk about afghanistan everyday and everyone forgets THAT WE ARE

STILL IN IRAQ... despite the annouced withdrawl his first month in office they just stopped talking about it and BAM! ...like it never happend and we aren't STILL IN IRAQ

[1961arnie]

what keep them from doing that to you think about that