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To: WhiskeyPapa
Yeah, you're right. Andrew Jackson suspended the Writ 47 years before Lincoln did, and he wasn't even president.

Your desparation is showing again, Walt. The fact that an individual committed an unconstitutional act and got away with it in no way makes it any more constitutional.

169 posted on 12/12/2002 12:43:00 PM PST by GOPcapitalist
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To: GOPcapitalist
Yeah, you're right. Andrew Jackson suspended the Writ 47 years before Lincoln did, and he wasn't even president.

Your desparation[sic] is showing again, Walt. The fact that an individual committed an unconstitutional act and got away with it in no way makes it any more constitutional.

The fact that Jackson was commended by the Congress for doing so shows that you are making a modern day judgement on an historical person.

One thing about Jackson -- there weren't even telegraphs when he suspended the Writ. How could Congress alone have the power? It doesn't make sense, and the Constitution doesn't forbid it.

Walt

171 posted on 12/12/2002 12:53:50 PM PST by WhiskeyPapa
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