https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_corpus
Habeas corpus (/ˈheɪbiəs ˈkɔːrpəs/ ⓘ; from Medieval Latin, lit. ‘you should have the body’)[1] is a legal procedure by which a report can be made to a court alleging the unlawful detention or imprisonment of an individual, and requesting that the court order the individual’s custodian (usually a prison official) to bring the prisoner to court, to determine whether their detention is lawful.
*was
still is. doesn’t cease to exist for the rest of the world just because the us wants to shit the bed.
It will when fascists roll the largest military in human history up to their front doors
actual people aren’t little plastic soldiers, though. it may have been easier 100 years ago when people didn’t have enough information, or it might be even easier now that people have too much information. i genuinely wonder what the outcome of the information explosion will look like - i’m just happy i won’t live long enough to know.
Habeas corpus predates the USA, I guess it’s fitting that it will outlive it.
dont’ worry. all these “unlawful detentions” we’re hearing about will soon be 100% lawful