Unlawful restraint still outlawed in America

In the majority ruling on the right of Guantamo prisoners to have their day in court to challenge the legality of their arrest, Kennedy writes:

The Framers viewed freedom from unlawful restraint as a fundamental precept of liberty, and they understood the writ of habeas corpus as a vital instrument to secure that freedom.

I love that statement. To be free, a person cannot be subject to unrightful restraint.

Glen Greenwald expands on the supreme court decision at Salon.

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