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Arlen Specter: I only need one sentence to refute the arguments of the Senator from Arizona, and it comes back to Justice O'Connor's…

On the recordSeptember 27, 2006
I only need one sentence to refute the arguments of the Senator from Arizona, and it comes back to Justice O'Connor's opinion again. She says: All agree that, absent suspension, the writ of habeas corpus remains available to every individual-- Every individual-- detained within the United States. Guantanamo is held to be within that concept. But she talks about ``every individual.'' That includes citizens and noncitizens.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Refuting arguments regarding habeas corpus rights during a debate.

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