J.R. 59: Strengthening the Writ of Habeas Corpus Amendment

Bill Discussion

Section I:

The following part of Article I Section IX of the US Constitution is hereby repealed:

“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.”

Section II:

The following will be added to Article I Section IX of the US Constitution:

“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. In such an instance, a suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus requires a ¾ vote of both the House and the Senate.”


Written and Sponsored by Representative u/SkeetimusPrime (Radical Left), Co-sponsored by Representative u/PM_ME_YOUR_PANZER (Democrat), Representative u/Kerbogha (Distributist), Representative u/Bballcrook1 (Libertarian), Representative u/TeamEhmling (Republican), Representative u/gaidz (Radical Left), Representative u/rexbarbarorum (Distributist), Representative u/Crazyoc (Democrat), Representative u/MaThFoBeWiYo (Democrat), Representative u/ncontas (Republican), and Representative u/DoomLexus (Radical Left); and has been endorsed by the Republican Liberty Caucus.


Posted Dec 7, 2016, 4:10 AM UTC

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