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On the recordJuly 7, 2009
I don't believe it does, because I believe that detention on the basis of dangerousness alone is unconstitutional.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler emphasizes that Congress cannot grant the President authority for dangerousness-based detention.

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