Judiciary - Civil Liberties
Representative Waxman believes that laws governing electronic surveillance must adapt to changing technology while maintaining the critical balance between national security needs and the freedoms that define us as a nation. Representative Waxman fully supports the Obama Administration’s efforts to improve our standing in the international community and repair the damage to our civil rights by closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center, reinstating habeas corpus rights for enemy combatants, and restoring U.S. compliance with the Geneva Conventions. The Congressman believes there is a need for accountability for the broad range of policies that the Bush Administration undertook under claims of war powers and supports the creation of a bipartisan national commission on war powers and civil liberties to investigate those acts. Related Documents:
12.2.2009 - Speeches and Statements |