James Traficant: “I support the rule; I support the resolution. Twelve terrorists from Puerto Rico involved in 130 bombings in America…”

“I support the rule; I support the resolution. Twelve terrorists from Puerto Rico involved in 130 bombings in America, six Americans were killed, dozens more wounded, families fractured, and we are sort of setting a whole new policy on terrorism in America with this clemency act. It is very simple to understand: if an individual is a terrorist and they bomb and kill in America, if they promise never to do it again, to cross their hearts or swear on their mothers they are never going to do it again, apologize for their terrorist bombings and killings, that they will be pardoned. Beam me up. I do not care what country they are from, what nationality they are. If they are a terrorist and they kill Americans, by God, they will get the wrath of Uncle Sam and not a damned pardon. And that is what we should be saying today in the Congress of the United States. Now, I am not going to cast any aspersions on the whys of this action and question the President's judgment. All I will say is I disagree with that judgment. I think it is wrong. I think it is dangerous. An America that pardons terrorists who bomb and kill and murder our people is an America that invites more terrorists and invites more terrorism. Period. I support the rule, I support the resolution and, by God, I hope we never get another clemency decision like this again.”