Political Quotes

“I say to the majority leader, since I have listened to the colloquy by my Republican colleagues just a few minutes ago, and it related to the detainee policy, which is one of the controversial issues in the Defense authorization bill, I am sure he is aware of the fact that last week in Detroit, in an article III Federal court, an accused terrorist--the so-called Underwear Bomber--pled guilty to terrorism, having gone through the regular criminal process in article III courts, having been interrogated by the FBI, and even after Miranda warnings, surrendering very valuable information and intelligence to protect the United States. Is it not true that when we look at the record about detainees or those accused of terrorism being tried, we find that since 9/11, over 200 of them have been successfully tried in article III courts under President Bush and President Obama and that under military commissions, exactly 4, 4 terrorists have been tried; and that the argument on the other side, which is that the article III courts are incapable of protecting the United States and successfully prosecuting terrorists, absolutely flies in the face of the facts: 200 terrorists convicted in article III courts, 4 by military tribunals. You would think it was exactly the opposite, from the arguments made on the floor by my friend from Arizona and others.…”