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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

You may be thinking of Lincoln suspending the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War?

Constitution, Article 1, Section 9, Clause 2:

The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.

Lincoln signed off on a law saying that the President could suspend the right under the same conditions.

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