On the recordMarch 3, 2009
I am on record as saying that the idea of creating an independent--and I am not sure how independent it would actually be--unaccountable truth commission is a bad idea, with all due respect.
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Cornyn expresses skepticism about the effectiveness of a proposed truth commission.
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