Bush signs the defense appropriations bill. Marty Lederman translates Bush’s signing statement: “I reserve the constitutional right to waterboard when it will ‘assist’ in protecting the American people from terrorist attacks.”
Bush signs the defense appropriations bill. Marty Lederman translates Bush’s signing statement: “I reserve the constitutional right to waterboard when it will ‘assist’ in protecting the American people from terrorist attacks.”
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