Joe Crowley: “I believe it is my belief my colleagues on the other side of the aisle care more about giving the President what he…”

“I believe it is my belief my colleagues on the other side of the aisle care more about giving the President what he wants rather than what is in the best interests of the American people, the people that we are sent here to represent. I know that these terrorists are vicious murderers. I have experienced it firsthand. I always thought I was safe in my warm, little comfortable bed in Woodside, Queens, New York. I know it is no longer the case, but it is my values as an American and those values that I hold dear that keeps that hatred in check. We must lead by example on these issues, not be evasive quasi-participant in the rule of law. Our soldiers are abroad fighting a battle that I believe our President has not allowed them to win because of his continued mismanagement. The National Intelligence Estimate says that the war in Iraq has actually invigorated the growth of terrorism and worsened its threat around the globe. Today, we could have had an opportunity to fix one of those mistakes, but we are ignoring that opportunity and ignoring the respect for due process and denying habeas corpus to detainees. I cannot and will not support this legislation.”