Political Quotes

“First, there is nothing in this language that directs people to pick up or not pick up people. This is the language. This bill designs and constructs military commissions. On page 8 of the bill it gives the jurisdiction of the commission, and it says: ``A military commission under this chapter shall have jurisdiction to try any offense made punishable by this chapter or the law of war when committed by an alien unlawful enemy combatant before, on, or after September 11, 2001.'' That would allow us also to try those folks from the Cole and the Embassy bombings. With respect to habeas, there is no soldier in the world, no POW in the world from our research who has a habeas right. And let me go to Mr. Wu's point. Mr. Wu said, when we pointed out the Detainee Treatment Act provided for review, he said that he thought it expired because it was attached to an appropriations bill and expired annually. That is not so. It is a permanent code. So the Detainee Treatment Act is in place.”