WHEN THE U.S. SENATE considered the elimination of habeas corpus rights last week, the debate hinged on whether the War on Terror allows the nation the luxury of extending such a fundamental right to noncitizens suspected of aiding terrorism. Those favoring suspension claimed habeas proceedings would hamstring the military and overburden the courts. Those opposed said the nation can ill afford to abandon one of the bedrock principles of Western jurisprudence. Here are some of the arguments made on the floor of the Senate.
Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore.
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