Jeremiah Smith said "there are many things that happen in war of which, when we look back, many of us on both sides of the aisle are not always proud. But I want to point out that sometimes things happen that must be corrected just because it is the right thing to do. This amendment I am offering is likely to be mischaracterized. There will be a lot of things said about what my amendment does not do. I want to make sure everybody understands what my amendment does. This concerns something that happened during World War II. I want to refer to it before I go to the actual context of the amendment. There is an article written by Peter Maas I want printed in the Record which is entitled ``They Should Have Their Day In Court.''" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 10, 2001

there are many things that happen in war of which, when we look back, many of us on both sides of the aisle are not always proud. But I want to point out that sometimes things happen that must be corrected just because it is the right thing to do. This amendment I am offering is likely to be mischaracterized. There will be a lot of things said about what my amendment does not do. I want to make sure everybody understands what my amendment does. This concerns something that happened during World War II. I want to refer to it before I go to the actual context of the amendment. There is an article written by Peter Maas I want printed in the Record which is entitled ``They Should Have Their Day In Court.''

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Jeremiah Smith

Federalist · New Hampshire

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing an amendment related to events during World War II.

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