Political Quotes

“In a criminal trial, the object is to do justice to an individual as it pertains to his alleged violation of law in the United States. In the case of the capture and detention of a combatant, someone who has taken action against the United States, the object first is to keep the United States safe from this individual's actions and, second, where possible, gain intelligence from that individual. That is the critical element that would be taken from our military, were the Feinstein amendment to be adopted. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a statement that makes very clear where military detention is necessary: to allow intelligence gathering that will prevent future terrorist attacks against the American people. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Wartime Detention of Enemy Combatants--Including U.S. Citizens Who Join the Forces of the Enemy--Is An Established Practice That Is Clearly Constitutional Unfortunately, in almost every major war that the United States has fought, there have been some U.S. citizens who have joined the forces of our Nation's enemies or who have otherwise collaborated with the enemy. These traitors and collaborators have always been treated as enemy combatants-- and have been subjected to trial by military commission where appropriate. The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently held that the President has the constitutional authority to detain enemy combatants, including U.S.…”