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Man you got as many smarts as a box of rocks. Lamon's own personal papers stated the fact of who issued the warrant.

"I question somethime whether you have ever even read the Constitution sometimes. That section does not say that only congress can suspend habeas corpus and it doesn't say that they need Supreme Court approval."

For your perusal old son ... Article I pertains to the legislative branch of Government. Section 9 specifically states 'The Priveledge of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.' It never says "shall require it". And it was a matter of legislation to be decided by Congress! Now onto your assertion that the Supreme Court doesn't need to approve it. Habeas Corpus is a matter of law and in Article III, Section 2 it states 'The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution,the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority ...etcetra, etcetra' So as we see, the Supreme Court needed to decide whether or not it was lawful and Constitutional to suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus. The legislative makes law, the Supreme Court decides its Constitutionality. By suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus, Lincoln was making law ... uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh NOT AUTHORIZED UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION!!!!

As for the rest of your dissertation of bovine scatology ... uuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhh YEEEEEEEEAAAH ... SURE ... whatever. Its your story, tell it like you want. Doesn't mean I'll ever buy into it though.

Man you got as many smarts as a box of rocks. Lamon's own personal papers stated the fact of who issued the warrant.

But his claim is not backed up by a single shred of evidence. Yet you believe it without question. Let me ask you this. Here is a link to a website that quotes from a book claiming that Robert Lee whipped his slaves and had brine poured in the wounds. By your standards this must be true. The author claimed to have seen it. Why would be lie? So what do you think of Lee now?

Article I pertains to the legislative branch of Government.

Very good. I'll let you in on a secret. Article II pertains to the Executive branch and nowhere does it say that the president cannot suspend habeas corpus. Habeas Corpus is a matter of law and in Article III, Section 2 it states....

And if the matter comes before the Supreme Court then it would rule on it. But the Supreme Court does not rule on every piece of legislation passed or every act of the president. It only rules on those that come before it and Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus was never taken up by the full court. So we don't know for certain if his actions were Constitutional or not.

While we're on the subject of Constitutions, Article III pertains to the Judicial branch and mandates a Supreme Court. Amazingly enough there is also an article 3 in the confederate constitution but somehow no supreme court ever appeared. So when when the confederacy suspended habeas corpus there was no court to rule on it. So by your own definition I guess Davis was acting illegally.