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On the recordJuly 6, 2009
It doesn't bother me at all that all of our cases will go to civilian judges and the military and the Central Intelligence Agency has to prove to a civilian court that these people are dangerous and they're part of the enemy.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham supports civilian court involvement in cases against detainees.

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