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[another noteworthy section is on Souter’s confirmation hearings]

When the Senate #Judiciary Cmte hearing began…Senators & reporters quickly realized that Souter was an impressively erudite nominee.…Amid all the concepts & issues he was asked to address, 2…stand out as most revealing: #liberty & #precedent. …Specifically, Souter stressed that in the #DueProcess clause language of the #5thAmendment & #14thAmendment, "the concept of liberty IS NOT LIMITED BY THE SPECIFIC SUBJECTS.”

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“…whatever differences we may have as Americans, the #Constitution is the common ground on which we stand. It’s what binds us across time & generations. ....It’s what makes us one people,” #MikePence said.

His comments came hours after an interview w/ #Trump aired in which he was asked whether US #citizens & #noncitizens both deserve #DueProcess as laid out in the #5thAmendment of the Constitution.…

“I don’t know.” Trump said.

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"I don't know. I'm not, I’m not a lawyer. I don't know," #Trump said, adding that such a requirement would mean "we'd have to have a million or 2 million or 3 million trials."

#law #immigration #CivilRights #DueProcess #5thAmendment #14thAmendment

Read the full transcript of Trump’s intervie with 'Meet the Press' moderator Kristen Welker:

nbcnews.com/politics/trump-adm

NBC News · Read the full transcript: President Donald Trump interviewed by 'Meet the Press' moderator Kristen WelkerBy NBC News
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#Trump said he was unsure whether people in the #US are entitled to #DueProcess rights guaranteed in the US #Constitution as his admin pushes aggressively to #deport immigrants who are in the country illegally & other non-citizens [& even #citizens].

Kristen Welker asked Trump whether he agreed w/Secy of #State #MarcoRubio, who said last month that "of course" all people in the US are entitled to due process….

#law #immigration #CivilRights #5thAmendment #14thAmendment
reuters.com/world/us/trump-say