Mr. President, I rise to speak for a few minutes in two areas, if the Chair can let me know when 10 minutes has expired. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator will be so notified. (The remarks of Mr. Graham are printed in today's…

So you agree with me that in war you don't have to read the enemy their rights because you are not talking about fighting crime, you are talking about fighting a war, is that correct?

My fear is that if we criminalize this war, we're going to get Americans killed for no higher purpose.

Elections do have consequences.

It would be a disaster for the war effort if Federal judges could intervene and require the release of people in detention in Afghanistan under military control.

The Federal court should become the vehicle by which the executive is forced to choose between two intolerable options, submitting to intrusive and harmful discovery or releasing dangerous detainee.

The problem with this war is there will never be a definable end to hostilities, will there?

When the two are together, the courts find more power.

The brief needs to be read by your supporters and your critics because some of your supporters are going to be on--and some of your critics may like what is in there.

It is unfortunate in my view that the legislative branch of the government and the executive branch have not moved more strongly to provide uniform, clear rules and laws for handling these cases.

I want every conservative legal scholar and commentator to know that you did an excellent job in my view of representing the United States when it came to that case.

And quite frankly there shouldn't be, should there?

I think it is one of the great tragedies for the country that he was never able to sit on an appellate court.

Whether Congress and the President work together, that courts should take note of that.

The battlefield extends beyond Iraq and Afghanistan.

the law of armed conflict provides sufficient legal authority for the President to detain individuals suspected of terrorist ties without trial.

As an American, a patriotic American, liberal or conservative, don't you believe that we would all be better off if we had the opportunity within our values, humanely without torture, to hold a terror suspect and gather intelligence before…

Mr. Speaker, congratulations to Coach Ray Tanner and the talented players of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks for winning the College World Series of Baseball at Omaha, Nebraska. When it comes to reducing Washington's…