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Angus King: “My question is the key word you used was 'can.' Should that be 'shall'? In other words, should it be an automatic…”

On the recordJune 3, 2013
My question is the key word you used was 'can.' Should that be 'shall'? In other words, should it be an automatic proposition if the JAG officer disagrees that it goes up, not a further discretionary decision?
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King questions the discretionary nature of JAG officer decisions.

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