Political Quotes

“Under the military commission model, there is an appeal to a three-judge panel of civilians appointed to hear appeals. In the military commission model, under World War II, they didn't get that. There is an appeal process for civilian review of the trial of enemy combatants detained at Guantanamo Bay. My amendment doesn't affect that. It doesn't change that at all. My amendment prevents the use of habeas rights for POWs and enemy combatants, something we have never given in the history of the law of armed conflict to people in the military system because we don't want civilian judges coming in here and running the war. I am trying to get us back where we have always been. This is not complicated, but it is very important. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time of the Senator from South Carolina has expired.”