“The Constitution is clear,” Miller told reporters outside the White House. “The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in a time of invasion. So, to say that’s an option we’re actively looking at … a lot of it depends on whether the courts do the right thing or not.”

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    “The executive is going to skip habeas corpus if the courts don’t support our current disregard for habeas corpus”

    “Checks and balances” was a masterful marketing slogan. It’s worked on people for almost 250 years.

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      Whatdaya mean the court having no enforcement mechanism for its power of determining constitutionality that it granted itself isn’t a useful check?