If Congress choose to authorize criminal proceedings against Rebels, as is done by this bill, then in good faith they must see that the proceedings are not entirely nugatory, through failure of evidence, under the operation of an irrational rule of exclusion.
He argues that Congress must ensure that criminal proceedings against Rebels are effective and not hindered by exclusionary evidence rules.
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