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A couple people seem to be upset by these comments. Personally, I don't think a significant portion of us Americans care too much about habeas corpus. People have been comfortable with conditional usage of the term for a long time; I have not seen much concern about green card holders being denied rights US citizens have come to expect for themselves. But if it's ok to deny to some aliens, maybe it's ok to deny certain classes of US citizens that fit a terrorist profile, like those that were naturalized citizens. And if we do it for terrorists, why not do it for serial killers, rapists, cat burglars, drunk drivers, tax cheats...

I do not see us questioning this habeas corpus issue because it would open an entire class of issues we never question. Why should a secret service member be willing to give his or her life to save the president? Would it not be weird to have Bill Gates require his bodyguards to agree to the same terms? Are we not all equal under God?