Political Quotes

“Members of the House of Representatives, this issue has never gone before the House Judiciary Committee--never. I have a letter dated December 14 that says: ``There has been some debate over whether section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act merely restates existing law or would, for the first time, codify authority for the President to indefinitely detain, without charge, virtually anyone picked up in antiterrorism efforts, including United States citizens arrested on United States soil. ``Please find attached a letter from Judge William Sessions, a former Federal judge and former Director of the FBI under Presidents Reagan, Bush, and Clinton, explaining that current law on this point is unclear, and that enacting section 1021 of this act would dangerously expand the power for indefinite detention.'' I would like to place in the Record sundry correspondence, including the letter from Judge Sessions. The Constitution Project, Washington, DC, December 9, 2011. Dear Representative McKeon and Fellow Conferees, I am writing to you with grave concern over the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA). It is highly regrettable that the Senate passed the NDAA without first stripping it of dangerous provisions regarding the treatment of detainees. But it is not too late to act; as conferees, it is now your task to remove these harmful provisions before the NDAA becomes law.…”