Political Quotes

“Mr. President, my response to that is yes. In fact, I have actually voted for several of the President's nominations. My trying to draw attention to this issue is because I believe it is an incredibly fundamental issue; that is, how we would kill people--Americans--on American soil, whether the Constitution applies, whether the fifth amendment applies. So my motivation in doing this is not partisan. It is something that has to do--and I have said, frankly--and I truly mean this--if it were a Republican President today I would still be in the same place because the American people deserve answers on this. There are different rules in war than there are here. We need to acknowledge and separate ourselves and say we are not completely--we are not in the middle of a battle zone. We still do have Miranda rights and we still get an attorney in the United States. It is not the same as a battlefield, but if he is bringing battlefield strategy home, we need to know before he starts doing it and at least we need to know the rules. Does the Constitution apply? I would entertain a further question from the Senator from Florida without yielding the floor.”