Has anyone read: "All the Laws but One; Civil Liberties in Wartime" by William Rehnquist? Any comments? Is it worth buying? I note that it contains some material about WWII, but I think it mostly emphasizes the nineteenth century, especially the Lincoln Administration. Arleigh Birchler, MDiv, BSN 1718 Fisher St #2 Madison WI 53713 608-251-4437 (Ali Sengaree - Allah'ka cli here chaya) Brams Addition Life&Choice Musick/Porter Fan Club Pleasure, Pain, Power, and Love

ISBN: 0679767320 Format: Paperback, 288pp Pub. Date: December 1999 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group Edition Description: 1 VINTAGE Barnes & Noble Sales Rank: 18,569 NEW FROM B&N List Price: $14.00 B&N Price: $12.60 (Save 10%) Member Price: $11.34 Become a B&N Member What I remember about the Vietnam Era miltiary when I was in the US Navy uniform (within the Naval Intelligence Security department), I remember that while in uniform (and out of it) I had no civil rights as a military personnel...instead I had to go with the rules that were called the Uniformed Code of Justice. When the miltary, the President (who is the ultimate holder of power and 'boss' to whom all military soldiers answer to and take orders, which is the balance of power that was established within the Constitution for the President to have the last say over both civilians and military. WE voted for him, or should I say the electoral college voted him in and WE were the ones who elected the electoral college if you refresh you governmental history. What is done is not always regarded a 'fair or what is considered correct' when viewing the world from a 'civilian window' out on the Marshall/Military world of events. The upper most item of importance taken into consideration is 'Security' and it isn't the 'individual' who counts, which means you don't mess (joke or act uncooperative) with those 'in charge' which are usually the military. This is when usually 'marshal law' is declared and that's when THEY have to power to do whatever they think and sometimes feel is correct at that moment or until Security (National security) is established, and that's when one obeys strictly all posted and understood rules laid down by those incharge.. I remember reading an article about this book and it used the fact that although a civilian may have a lawyer to plead their case, the lawyer (which usually his representative in a civil case) while under marshal law, no civilian has rights nor will any representative within a legal sense will be acknowledged because the 'state of the country is within marshal law/military jurisdiction' and any part of a civilian manner of civil liberties aren't and will not be acknowledged....no habeas corpus writ or civil lawyer will protect....an individual may be held in jail for an unforseen amount of time and no lawyer will make a difference, all of which centers on National Security...and those are the facts and what one can count on and expect, if and when marshal law is declared. Rhonda Warmack Houston (rfhouston@mindspring.com) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Here's what barnes and Noble.com has to say about the book: ABOUT THE BOOK All the Laws but One: Civil Liberties in Wartime FROM THE PUBLISHER In All the Laws but One, William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States, provides an insightful and fascinating account of the history of civil liberties during wartime and illuminates the cases where presidents have suspended the law in the name of national security. Abraham Lincoln, champion of freedom and the rights of man, suspended the writ of habeas corpus early in the Civil War-later in the war he also imposed limits upon freedom of speech and the press and demanded that political criminals be tried in military courts. During World War II, the government forced 100,000 U.S. residents of Japanese descent, including many citizens, into detainment camps. Through these and other incidents Chief Justice Rehnquist brilliantly probes the issues at stake in the balance between the national interest and personal freedoms. With All the Laws but One he significantly enlarges our understanding of how the Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution during past periods of national crisis-and draws guidelines for how it should do so in the future. -----Original Message----- From: Arleigh Birchler [mailto:abirchler16@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 6:20 AM To: MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Book on Rights in Time of War Has anyone read: "All the Laws but One; Civil Liberties in Wartime" by William Rehnquist? Any comments? Is it worth buying? I note that it contains some material about WWII, but I think it mostly emphasizes the nineteenth century, especially the Lincoln Administration. Arleigh Birchler, MDiv, BSN 1718 Fisher St #2 Madison WI 53713 608-251-4437 (Ali Sengaree - Allah'ka cli here chaya) Brams Addition Life&Choice Musick/Porter Fan Club Pleasure, Pain, Power, and Love