From a reader:

Jonah, My fourth grade daughter came home from school yesterday talking about how President Bush was about to sign a law that would allow the police to pull someone over, take them to jail and hold them indefinitely without being charged. I told her that I didn’t think that was true and that I would look into it. I follow current events pretty well, but I’ve missed the boat on this one. Can you point me to some articles on proposed changes to the writ of habeas corpus? Thanks.

Me: I missed this too. Anyone know what he’s talking about?

Update: Several readers think this must be about the Military Commissions Act. You can find a relevant discussion of same here .