Richard Durbin actually said...

If the President desires only a rubber stamp, the Office of Legal Counsel will have to struggle mightily to provide an effective check on unlawful action.

Context

Durbin critiques the potential for the Office of Legal Counsel to be ineffective.

02/04/2009

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