Vito Fossella: “It is sending a clear and convincing signal to terrorists around the world or right here on American soil that there is…”

“It is sending a clear and convincing signal to terrorists around the world or right here on American soil that there is no place for terrorism in an American democracy to protect the innocent and the law abiding because too many people have died already. There are those who have brought up that this is an issue of Puerto Rican political status. Well, for those who do not know, the people of Puerto Rico have had an opportunity to express themselves through plebiscites. In the most recent plebiscite, the people of Puerto Rico have had three options: to maintain the commonwealth status, to seek statehood, or to seek independence for a free and independent Puerto Rico. Less than three percent of the people of Puerto Rico chose independence. And that is exactly what the FALN espouses and continues to espouse and those who support release of the FALN prisoners seek to espouse. So in a democracy, what we do is we vote; and if we do not get our way, we move on and we live under the rules of law. We do not go out and bomb innocent people.”