1. News & Issues  Bush and Lincoln both Suspended Habeas Corpus
There were differences and similarities   On Oct. 17, 2006,
President Bush signed a law suspending the right of habeas
corpus to persons "determined by the United States" to be an
"enemy combatant" in the Global War on Terror. President Bush's
action drew severe criticism, mainly for the law's failure to
specifically designate who in the United Stateswill determine
who is and who is not an "enemy combatant."  "What, really, a
time of shame this is..." To President Bush's support for the
law -- the Military Commissions Act of 2006 -- and its
suspension of writs of habeas corpus, Jonathan Turley, professor
of constitutional law at George Washington University stated,
"What, really, a time of shame this is for the American system.
What the Congress did and what the president signed today
essentially revokes over 200 years of American principles and
values."  But it was not the first time. In fact, the Military
Commissions Act of 2006 was not the fi