Rules for the Real World
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| Author(s) | The New York Times editorial board |
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| Source | The New York Times |
| Date | September 20, 2006 |
| URL | http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/20/opinion/20wed1.html |
| Quote | "Both bills choke off judicial review and allow even those acquitted by a military tribunal to be held indefinitely. Either bill might be acceptable if the United States government were infallible. As it is, they would legalize the sorts of abuses of power that the United States fought against in other countries for most of the 20th century."
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This item argues against the position Act should be passed on the topic Military Commissions Act of 2006.
This item argues against the position Competing Graham-McCain-Warner bill should be passed on the topic Military Commissions Act of 2006.
