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Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007 (view source)
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The '''Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007''' is a bill introduced by U.S. Senators [[Arlen Specter]] and [[Patrick Leahy]], which gives the right of [[habeas corpus]] to foreign nationals detained in [[Guantanamo Bay]] and those living inside the [[United States]] which are declared enemy combatants- and thous forcing the United States to prosecute each combatant.<ref>http://denouncetorture.amnestyusa.org/site/c.huITL9MVJxE/b.2607193/k.BDCC/Habeas_corpus_Restoration_Act_of_2007__Background.htm</ref> Opponents argue that foreign enemy combatants do not have constitutional rights.<ref> National Review, page. 10</ref> Congressman [[Jerrold Nadler]] and Congresswoman [[Jane Harman]] introduced the House version of the bill (HR 1416).
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