Habeas Corpse

Nestled snugly between the start of new episodes of "American Idol" and the Foley (or is it Folly?) sex scandal, George W. Bush took some of your rights away.

From Wikipedia: Habeas corpus, Latin for "you [should] have the body", is the name of a legal instrument or writ by means of which detainees can seek release from unlawful imprisonment.

Basically, this important foundation of the American Constitution prevents anyone, including the government itself, from imprisoning you and torturing you without due process of law. And yet it was tossed aside like a teaspoonful of rotten tuna salad.

Imagine a democratic government without it. Or, just read "1984."

Here's an interesting discussion of the topic:

Fun stuff, folks. See you all in the concentration camps - I mean, Freedom Camps!