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John Conyers: “I only close by reminding the distinguished member of the Judiciary Committee from California that in the opening parts…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 2006
I only close by reminding the distinguished member of the Judiciary Committee from California that in the opening parts of this law, this bill, there is no word "alien" anywhere in it. It is referring to an unlawful enemy combatant. An unlawful enemy combatant could be an American. And so I oppose this legislation, finally, because it endangers our troops because we are lowering the standards set forth in the Geneva Conventions by allowing the President to unilaterally interpret the conventions and that can be operative against our own troops. Don't endanger our own troops.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan
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Editor's note · Context

Opposing legislation related to unlawful enemy combatants and its implications for U.S. troops.

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