"A nation committed to the rule of law"

Barack H. Obama (born 1961)Commentary
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"This is an important step toward re-establishing our credibility as a nation committed to the rule of law and rejecting a false choice between fighting terrorism and respecting habeas corpus."

Barack H. Obama

Senator from Illinois and presumptive Democratic candidate for president, June 12, 2008

•Referance to the Supreme Court decision in Boumediene v. Bush, which held that foreign terrorism suspects held at the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba have constitutional rights to challenge their detention there in United States courts


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