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On This Day — President Roosevelt Orders Internment of Japanese Americans (February 19 1942)

“The truth is — as this deplorable experience proves — that constitutions and laws are not sufficient of themselves…Despite the unequivocal language of the Constitution of the United States that the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, and … Continue reading

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80 Years Ago — President Roosevelt Orders Internment of Japanese Americans (February 19 1942)

“The truth is — as this deplorable experience proves — that constitutions and laws are not sufficient of themselves…Despite the unequivocal language of the Constitution of the United States that the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, and … Continue reading

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On This Day — President Roosevelt Orders Internment of Japanese Americans (February 19 1942) [2021]

“The truth is — as this deplorable experience proves — that constitutions and laws are not sufficient of themselves…Despite the unequivocal language of the Constitution of the United States that the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, and … Continue reading

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On This Day — President Roosevelt Orders Internment of Japanese Americans (February 19 1942) [2020]

“The truth is—as this deplorable experience proves—that constitutions and laws are not sufficient of themselves…Despite the unequivocal language of the Constitution of the United States that the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, and despite the Fifth Amendment’s … Continue reading

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On This Day — President Roosevelt Orders Internment of Japanese Americans (February 19 1942)

“The truth is—as this deplorable experience proves—that constitutions and laws are not sufficient of themselves…Despite the unequivocal language of the Constitution of the United States that the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, and despite the Fifth Amendment’s … Continue reading

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