Gonzales

What a piece of crap.

His testimony before Congress the other day has gotten wide coverage on the left-of-Attila-the-Hun blogosphere, mostly, it seems, concerned with the end-run around the law in the new FISA deal. However, the best reason for getting pissed is that he's trying to build a case against the right of habeas corpus.

Specter: Now wait a minute, wait a minute. The Constitution says you can't take it away except in the case of invasion or rebellion. Doesn't that mean you have the right of habeas corpus?

Gonzales: I meant by that comment that the Constitution doesn't say that every individual in the United States or every citizen has or is assured the right of habeas corpus. It doesn't say that. It simply says that the right of habeas corpus shall not be suspended.

Jack Balkin does an elegant and concise take-down.