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A reporter once asked the president, \u201cShould conditions warrant, would you ever consider suspending habeas corpus?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHabeas who?\u201d asked the president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHabeas Corpus,\u201d answered the reporter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The president shrugged. \u201cWell, I don\u2019t know. Habeas Corpus sounds like a Latin name to me. If he\u2019s here illegally from Latin America, then yes, I will consider suspending him.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reporter raised his eyebrows. \u201cMr. President, respectfully sir, I believe habeas corpus is a constitutional right, not a person. However, as president, you may be privy to information I don\u2019t have. Can you elaborate? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The president smirked. \u201cThat is a very stupid question, and you are a very stupid reporter. Everyone knows that the word corpus means body in Latin. Habeas is somebody; he\u2019s a person. If he\u2019s here illegally, or he doesn\u2019t have proper papers, then I will suspend him. Which means \u2014 for a stupid reporter like you \u2014 I will deport him.\u201d\u00a0
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