The Tony Michaels Podcast
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The Tony Michaels Podcast
Trump's Team Wants This Dangerous Power | TMP #1074
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Stephen Miller said it out loud.
The Trump administration openly discussed suspending habeas corpus—the constitutional protection that forces the government to explain why it is detaining someone.
Most Americans have never heard the term.
But they've seen what happens when governments decide some people don't deserve constitutional protections.
In today's Opening Argument, I tell the story of a father who lost his freedom, his home, and his rights because America was afraid.
The twist?
It didn't happen under Donald Trump.
It happened under Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
This isn't a story about Republicans or Democrats.
It's a story about power.
Because every generation convinces itself that constitutional exceptions will only be used against the "right" people.
Every generation is wrong.
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