Some scholars maintain that the term is an abbreviation of the phrase "Habemus Papam'n'lockem" which, in the original Latin, meant: "We have a Pope...who knows how to boogie."
The right of habeas corpus is the constitutionally bestowed right of a person to present evidence before a court that he or she has been wrongly imprisoned.
The law just can't keep you locked up, execute you, or decide your fate without a determination of whether you've committed a crime or not.
Section 9 of the US constitution states - 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.
Since September 11th, Habeas Corpus has been suspended and the government has the right to execute enemy combatants without trial. They've also passed law that they can execute American citizens without trial as well if they are considered a threat.
President Bush and Lincoln are the only two presidents to suspend Habeas Corpus and it is still currently suspended under the Obama administration (2010) giving the federal government full rights to assassinate whom ever they deem necessary without accusation or trial.
A kickass folk-ish musical that adapts the Greek myth telling the story of the young lovers, Orpheus & Eurydice which parallels that of the older couple Hades & Persephone all while discussing the challenges of living in a post-apocalyptic and capitalist society. Hadestown won eight Tony Awards at the 73rd Annual Tony Awards and was nominated for fourteen Tonys. The show was written by Anaïs Mitchell and is directed by Rachel Chavkin (both Tony winners, respectively.)
Reeve Carney: Wow! I’m so happy to be involved with the production of Hadestown!
Hadestown’s sub-Tumblr tag: WOW, Hadestown swept at the Tonys and deservedly so!
1. a dealer in notions (mostly British)
2. a dealer in men's clothing and accessories (espeacially hats)
Kramer: Our eyes met across the crowded hat store. I, a customer, and she a coquettish haberdasher. Oh, I pursued and she withdrew, then she pursued and I withdrew, and so we danced. I burned for her, much like the burning during urination that I would experience soon afterwards...