[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 82 (Thursday, May 15, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2080]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    THREAT TO SUSPEND HABEAS CORPUS

  (Ms. DEXTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEXTER. Mr. Speaker, I am again coming to the House floor, the 
people's Chamber, to say: The emergency isn't coming. It is now.
  Donald Trump's advisers are threatening to suspend habeas corpus.
  Habeas corpus is the constitutional right that protects Americans 
from being detained without charge, without trial, and without due 
process.
  This isn't some obscure legal debate. Habeas corpus is the bedrock of 
our freedom. Strip it away, and you strip away the very foundation of 
our Nation.
  Let me be clear: This is authoritarianism in plain sight, a direct 
assault on the rule of law and on the American people.
  To my colleagues in this Chamber: We are not just Representatives of 
our districts. We are the frontline defenders of our Republic. We 
cannot merely just watch history unfold, we must shape it.
  It is on each and every one of us to tell the truth. Donald Trump is 
coming for our freedoms. It is on each and every one of us to stand up, 
speak out, and refuse to be silenced.
  My colleagues shouldn't wait for the history books to decide which 
side they were on. Decide right now.

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