Arlen Specter: “I think the Senator from Wisconsin does not know the difference between an apple and an orange. This is not a criminal…”

“I think the Senator from Wisconsin does not know the difference between an apple and an orange. This is not a criminal proceeding. If you have a criminal proceeding and a search warrant, you go into a court with a motion to quash and you put on witnesses, although some of those may be in camera. I was a district attorney for 8 years and there are occasions where they are in camera. If there are national security issues involved, they are consistently in camera on a variety of procedures. To say that I am mixing apples and oranges when you compare this to a criminal proceeding simply indicates the Senator from Wisconsin does not know the definition of an apple. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon is recognized for 4 minutes.”