On the recordMay 7, 2009
But is it not true that when the Constitution was written, it made provision for the habeas corpus, that it would never interpret it as applying to enemy combatants that were captured on the battlefield?
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congress.govBut is it not true that when the Constitution was written, it made provision for the habeas corpus, that it would never interpret it as applying to enemy combatants that were captured on the battlefield?
Sessions questions the application of habeas corpus to captured enemy combatants.
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