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Lindsey Graham: The Federal court should become the vehicle by which the executive is forced to choose between two intolerable options…

On the recordJune 30, 2010
The Federal court should become the vehicle by which the executive is forced to choose between two intolerable options, submitting to intrusive and harmful discovery or releasing dangerous detainee.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham highlights the dilemma faced by the executive regarding detainee treatment.

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