[Peace-discuss] the stinkin' lincoln legacy

[Neil Parthun]

And this all fits with what we're covering in class.

We are discussing the writ of habeas corpus, Lincoln's suspension of  
it and whether it was right or wrong of him to do.  I also plan to  
make the connection to indefinite detention/lack of habeas rights to  
modern day indefinite detention.

The last discussion is the morality of the death penalty using the  
conspiracy that was created in the murder of Lincoln (as the VP, Sec.  
of Defense, etc. were all to also be killed) and the different  
punishments meted out to the conspirators.

Hooray education.

Solidarity,
-N.

Neil Parthun
  Sports journalist, Public i  ||  http://publici.ucimc.org

"There are many victories worse than a defeat." - George Eliot




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