Dear me! You ARE behind the times. Whatever Wikipedia says about it, we lost habeas corpus some time ago. I was a free man when I arrived here; I did not gain my freedom by gift of the USA, however much they insist I did, and the longer I live here, the more time I have to spend defending freedoms I have always enjoyed, such as going where I wish. The last has already been removed by the power, recently enacted, of Homeland Security to deny to any US citizen they choose the right to exit the country. (A recent stoppee was a Vietnam vet: When questioned about his recent activities, he admitted yes he might have written a letter to a local paper. "That'll do it!" they said.) I'm used to it in Saudi, but they only check you haven't taken out any library books or owe any money, and then you're out.
The order specifying that Chertoff (US/Israeli dual nationality, said to have strong links to Mossad) can prevent any US citizen from leaving the country also specifies that normally you wouldn't know why you were stopped, either.
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Dear me! You ARE behind the times. Whatever Wikipedia says about it, we lost habeas corpus some time ago. I was a free man when I arrived here; I did not gain my freedom by gift of the USA, however much they insist I did, and the longer I live here, the more time I have to spend defending freedoms I have always enjoyed, such as going where I wish. The last has already been removed by the power, recently enacted, of Homeland Security to deny to any US citizen they choose the right to exit the country. (A recent stoppee was a Vietnam vet: When questioned about his recent activities, he admitted yes he might have written a letter to a local paper. "That'll do it!" they said.) I'm used to it in Saudi, but they only check you haven't taken out any library books or owe any money, and then you're out. The order specifying that Chertoff (US/Israeli dual nationality, said to have strong links to Mossad) can prevent any US citizen from leaving the country also specifies that normally you wouldn't know why you were stopped, either.