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Edward M. Kennedy: “That is simply not something that courts are institutionally as capable of assessing.”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2008
That is simply not something that courts are institutionally as capable of assessing.
Said by
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Source
congress.gov
Feb 13, 2008

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Arguing that courts cannot assess national security claims like the executive branch can.

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