Rep. Jerry Nadler, the Democratic congressman who represents ground zero in New York, has been a loud and unflinching supporter for the construction of an Islamic community center close to ground zero. "There’s no way for government to block this", Nadler told CNN. Above: Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) is joined Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and other Representatives in calling for a hearing on military tribunals for suspected terrorists, during a press conference November 16, 2001, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The members are concerned that military trials and the suspension of the writ of habeus corpus for suspected terrorists will trample the Constitution. rlw/Roger L. Wollenberg UPI
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