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Lindsey Graham: “It would really disrupt the war effort if our troops and their commanders would be subject to appearing before Federal…”

On the recordJune 16, 2009
It would really disrupt the war effort if our troops and their commanders would be subject to appearing before Federal judges.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham expresses concern about habeas corpus affecting military operations.

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