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Arlen Specter: “Do you think it is fair where the Department of Defense sets the rules, contrary to your assertion, that they think…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2007
Do you think it is fair where the Department of Defense sets the rules, contrary to your assertion, that they think Federal judges can decide whether the evidence establishes the standard for an enemy combatant, do you think it is as fair under American justice to have a presumption of guilt?
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the fairness of the Department of Defense's rules regarding enemy combatants.

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