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Dick Durbin: “I would not attempt to define in the abstract the limit of a President's constitutional powers.”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
I would not attempt to define in the abstract the limit of a President's constitutional powers.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin highlights the refusal to define presidential powers regarding torture.

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