Richard Durbin actually said...

If you look at the scorecard since 9/11, how many successful prosecutions and convictions of terrorists have taken place in Article III courts under the Bush administration and Obama administration?

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Durbin questions the effectiveness of military commissions versus Article III courts for terrorist prosecutions.

04/13/2010

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