The Constitution only gives the circumstances under which habeas corpus may be suspended. It does not identify who specifically has the power to do so.
If it does not state it, then he does not have that power.
How do you figure?
If you interpret it otherwise, then you might as well be a big-government, nanny-statist, democrat.
Because you say so? Well thanks for clearing that up for us.
By the way, Article 1 of the Constitution lists the powers and duties of the Legislature, Article 2 lists the powers and duties of the Executive and Article 3 lists the powers and duties of ther Judciary.
Article I also lists powers prohibited to the states, so your claim that it deals with the legislature alone is clearly false.
If you are so desperate in your attempt to find a foot-hold for your argument that you are searching Article 1 for powers of the executive, then, as before, you may as well be a big-government, nanny-statist, democrat.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Thank you. By that ONE question, you have made it clear that you are most likely one of "those people" who interpret the Constitution as a "living document", intended to be broadly interpreted so as to allow the government to expand its powers over the People.
Do you also think it "grants" us rights?
Article I also lists powers prohibited to the states, so your claim that it deals with the legislature alone is clearly false.
Please do not put words in my mouth. It is intellectually dishonest and in very poor taste. I did not say Article 1 deals with the Legislature ALONE. However, I DID state that Article 1 lists the powers and duties of the legislature, while Article 2 lists the powers and duties of the executive. Thus, if the executive IS granted a power, it is listed in Article 2, NOT in Article 1, and there is no mention of habeus corpus in Article 2. The Constitution is a VERY well organized document.
The bottom line, though, is this: The type of people who root around in the Constitution trying to locate or justify powers which are not specifically listed for ANY branch of our government are the type of people who REALLY show hatred for the document.
James Madison was quite clear that its intent was for the People to grant the federal government very specific and very LIMITED powers. He wrote most of it, so I will trust his judgment on it over yours.