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Joe Lieberman: What interests me in this discussion is the rights of citizens as opposed to noncitizens. I wanted to ask my friend…

On the recordMarch 7, 2007
What interests me in this discussion is the rights of citizens as opposed to noncitizens. I wanted to ask my friend, first, am I right that you are not arguing against the principle that an American citizen, even one alleged to be an enemy combatant, does have habeas corpus rights?
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Discussing the rights of citizens versus noncitizens in relation to habeas corpus.

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