I doubt your quote from the Attorney General is accurate. Do you have a cite? I don't have a citation, but this quotation is accurate; AG Gonzales said that the Constitution does not grant a positive right to habeas corpus. An example of "strict construction" taken to the ludicrous extreme! David Kiracofe History Tidewater Community College Chesapeake Campus 1428 Cedar Road Chesapeake, Virginia 23322 757-822-5136 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html