Leaving these powers on the books is not only a dangerous threat to our civil liberties, but also undermines one of our strongest assets in trying suspected terrorists: Article III courts and domestic law enforcement. Since September 11, the Federal Government has successfully prosecuted hundreds of defendants charged with crimes related to international terrorism. Our Constitution works. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank my colleagues, Representative Barbara Lee and Chairman Smith, for joining me on this amendment. I urge all of my colleagues to support it, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Justin Amash: “Leaving these powers on the books is not only a dangerous threat to our civil liberties, but also undermines one of our…”
On the recordJuly 11, 2019
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