Patrick Leahy actually said...

we have a problem only with the Avena decision, and even so we have a range of possibilities for dealing with this problem.

I supported President George W. Bush in that regard.

In my view, bending these rules and principles of federalism is not just a bad policy decision, but would compromise the liberty of all Amer...

If a statute like S. 1194 can be constitutionally enacted and upheld, there would be no remaining area... in which the States would retain t...