Congress and the President must enact a law, a comprehensive approach for how to handle these detainees that is grounded in the principles of fairness, due process, and protecting the American people.
Emphasizes the need for a fair legal approach to handling detainees.
Share
More from Lee Hamilton
Look, this is another no-brainer. The people of responsibility at the scene of a disaster must have the ability to communicate with one another, not just verbally, but exchanging all kinds of data and information that can be helpful to the…
You need some counterpressure, some pushback to the security agencies which press for more and more power.
I think all the members of the Commission felt that you needed a robust civil liberties board to push back.
Secretary of Energy Chu made it quite clear that nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain is not an option.
Other voices in this conversation
