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Obama Signs Potentially Unconstitutional Bill Prohibiting Release of Gitmo Prisoners in U.S.

As expected, yesterday President Obama signed a supplemental appropriations bill that prohibits the release of Guantanamo detainees into the United States, and restricts the president’s ability to release them to other countries without Congressional approval.
The little-noticed provision raises constitutional questions about who has the power to control the release of detainees — the president, Congress [...]