 He notes that this principle is also stated in Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man", Supreme Court of the United States decisions by Chief Justice John Jay, and writings of Thomas Jefferson.Paul states that judges were not given the right to direct the trial by "instructing" the jury.In the first Republican debate (2007) in California, Paul stated that he would never violate "habeas corpus", through which detainees can seek relief from unlawful imprisonment.