Video: Olbermann laments 'death of habeas corpus'
The Military Commissions Act of 2006 eliminates habeas corpus from traditional rights of prisoners.
David Edwards
Published: Wednesday October 11, 2006
Published: Wednesday October 11, 2006

In this Countdown special report, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann explains why habeas corpus is "a cornerstone of freedom" for the United States.
"In fact, Countdown has obtained a partially redacted
copy of a colonial 'declaration' indicating that back then, 'depriving us of trial by jury' was actually considered sufficient cause to start a war of independence, based on the then-fashionable idea that 'liberty' was an unalienable right," said Olbermann.
copy of a colonial 'declaration' indicating that back then, 'depriving us of trial by jury' was actually considered sufficient cause to start a war of independence, based on the then-fashionable idea that 'liberty' was an unalienable right," said Olbermann.
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