Capricious, ash tear or made sense. The Supreme Court in boumedin struck it down saying it was not an adequate substitute for habeas. Thats correct, senator. Your role was to find out a way to engage congress on the Detainee Treatment because it was your view that congress, being involved, would strengthen the president s hand . As a lawyer . Yes. I was not a policymaker but i did advise. As a lawyer. As did many others. There were very other many fine lawyers, too, senator, who advised the administration that Engaging Congress would be a good idea, because we had read our youngstown and our justice jackson. Any lawyer i think who understands this area of the law would suggest the president is stronger when he has congressional support. The Signing Statement. Is it fair to say there was a conflict between the Vice President s office and other parts of the Bush Administration about what the Signing Statement
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particularly going after his role in the justice department in the bush white house when the torture issues were up, because she was the chairman of senate intelligence and the sponsor of that torture report, which was so controversial, which the cia so deeply resented, and he in answer to her question said that he was on the gentler side of the advisories as to how to roll back the mccain torture guidelines, so that in his writings as a lawyer in the justice department, are very much going to be examined here by feinstein, who as you know the ranking democrat on this committee, but so far, he has not been shaken. andrea mitchell in washington, stand by. i want to bring in someone you and i both know and that is know ma tottenberg of npr fame and know that tottenberg fame. hi, guys. hey. how about andrea s last comment there, that this judge is the consummate witness, and ours that he is out of central