On Tuesday, March 28, the United States Supreme Court heard argument in a case challenging aspects of the Guantanamo detention, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. In its brief to the Supreme Court, the Justice Department argues that the Court lacks jurisdiction under the Detainee Treatment Act, which, they assert, applies to Hamdan's case. To bolster its argument, the brief cites legislative history -- in particular a colloquy between Senators Lindsay Graham and Jon Kyl in which the Senators state unequivocally that it is their understanding as the drafters of the Act that it applies to Mr. Hamdan. An amicus brief filed by the two Senators makes the same argument. According to an article in Slate, the legislative colloquy, complete with phrases such as, "I see my time is running out," was inserted into the Congressional Record after the floor debate was over and never actually occurred. Such inserted material is not unusual or illegal, but query whether inserting it and then citing it as authority is over the line.
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