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On the recordFebruary 28, 2012
the idea that we could arrest and detain U.S. citizens and other persons living in the U.S. indefinitely without charge, without trial by jury, a jury of their peers, and without having to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is, in my opinion, a denigration of the Bill of Rights.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

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Criticism of indefinite detention of U.S. citizens without due process.

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