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To: Lee Heggy
It's also true that the confederate congress suspended habeas corpus

.....WITH the consent of the people. Lincoln suspended the h-c without putting to a vote in Congress. The third time Jeff Davis asked Congress to suspend, the disallowed the suspension.

72 posted on 10/13/2003 10:49:40 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: stainlessbanner
You are correct of course. I should have made the distinction.
73 posted on 10/13/2003 10:53:23 AM PDT by Lee Heggy ("the basic delusion that men may be governed and yet be free."H L Menken)
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