Habeas Corpus; am I ready?
May. 16th, 2025 08:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lauradi7dwHeather Cox Richardson's post about the Magna Carta and our current administration trying to do away with Habeas Corpus
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Waltham is adjacent to the town in which I live. My car is currently at a body shop in Waltham, getting its rust removed. (I was told by phone that the rust has been dealt with, but they can't paint until it stops raining, so the finish time will be delayed. Do they paint it outside? Is the problem humidity? I've been OK using the bus this week, and I can ride my bike on Sunday if I have to, although I need to check the tires).
In the past week, there have been two incidents in Waltham of people claiming to be ICE agents grabbing people, including breaking a car window and reaching in. I say claiming to be ICE because they have refused to show ID. I am not the only one who suspects that they are not in fact ICE officers, but I can't prove it. My experiences with ICE people have been in controlled indoor settings (the federal courthouse, the ICE facility in Burlington) and they wore badges, IIRC. The more relevant question is what will I do if I see such an incident while I'm in Waltham to pick up my car? When I dropped it off, I took the commuter train to Porter and then got on the Red line, so I presume I'll do the reverse to get it back. I'm not much into using a Lyft when I can spend hours on the T instead...So I'll have a short walk through the center of Waltham from the commuter rail to the body shop.
Would I be the person filming with my phone? Would I run screaming at the alleged officer and risk harm to myself? It is really about time to make plans. Or what would I have done if someone barged onto the 62/76 bus yesterday? There are two locations on that route housing migrants (refugees? I'm not sure of their statuses). People I suspect are in that category were on the bus with me yesterday.
(also, unrelated, a couple who during the ride ate some hard candies, then frosted cupcakes, then jelly beans. I am a fan of sugar, but I was wincing on behalf of their teeth).
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Waltham is adjacent to the town in which I live. My car is currently at a body shop in Waltham, getting its rust removed. (I was told by phone that the rust has been dealt with, but they can't paint until it stops raining, so the finish time will be delayed. Do they paint it outside? Is the problem humidity? I've been OK using the bus this week, and I can ride my bike on Sunday if I have to, although I need to check the tires).
In the past week, there have been two incidents in Waltham of people claiming to be ICE agents grabbing people, including breaking a car window and reaching in. I say claiming to be ICE because they have refused to show ID. I am not the only one who suspects that they are not in fact ICE officers, but I can't prove it. My experiences with ICE people have been in controlled indoor settings (the federal courthouse, the ICE facility in Burlington) and they wore badges, IIRC. The more relevant question is what will I do if I see such an incident while I'm in Waltham to pick up my car? When I dropped it off, I took the commuter train to Porter and then got on the Red line, so I presume I'll do the reverse to get it back. I'm not much into using a Lyft when I can spend hours on the T instead...So I'll have a short walk through the center of Waltham from the commuter rail to the body shop.
Would I be the person filming with my phone? Would I run screaming at the alleged officer and risk harm to myself? It is really about time to make plans. Or what would I have done if someone barged onto the 62/76 bus yesterday? There are two locations on that route housing migrants (refugees? I'm not sure of their statuses). People I suspect are in that category were on the bus with me yesterday.
(also, unrelated, a couple who during the ride ate some hard candies, then frosted cupcakes, then jelly beans. I am a fan of sugar, but I was wincing on behalf of their teeth).
