Lindsey Graham

No one should be detained in America for an indefinite period of time that doesn't go to a civilian court or a military court without an independent judicial review.

We need to look as a Nation about creating uniformity to these habeas rights.

I just can't believe, quite frankly, given the Supreme Court cases, that if you close Guantanamo Bay, move the detainees within the United States and performed a military commission trial like we did in World War II, that there'd be a…

To the Guard force families who may be listening, what your loved one goes through every day at Guantanamo Bay is a real sacrifice.

Maybe being the odd guy out as a Republican, I believe that also, simply because Generals Petraeus, Odierno, and every other combat commander has said that being able to start over with detainee policy would take a tool off the table used…

This location issue is very important because of the politics of this, for lack of a better word.

I think we'll find some common ground here about the evidentiary standard as far as a statement goes.

In the military setting, is it a permissible behavior of a country to hold someone under the theory that they're a belligerent enemy combatant indefinitely if the evidence justifies that finding?

Either the evidence is not the type you would take to a beyond a reasonable doubt trial or it has some national security implications.

One of the big concerns that we have as a Nation, Mr. Johnson, is what percentage of the Guantanamo Bay detainees do you believe will be held off the battlefield but never go to an Article III court or a military commission trial?

The courts will look at these trials in terms of due process.

If you compare our military commissions system... we're much more... liberal in terms of providing due process.

I think our hearsay rules are much more restrictive, quite frankly.

I'd like to know how location would matter.

No one will be imprisoned in this country based on a military commission verdict that does not have a chance to have their day in Federal court, civilian court?

I think it would help the country if we could reform the process and I think we're very close to a bill that we all can be proud of.

But when it comes to battlefield communications, let us do not let this debate hamper our ability to protect our troops.

I do not want Americans to be monitored as being suspected fifth column movement members of al Qaeda.

I think there will be a comprehensive proposal coming out from Senator McCain and myself.

The notion that our troops might be the subject of lawsuits is something that I would be very wary of.

It would really disrupt the war effort if our troops and their commanders would be subject to appearing before Federal judges.

We are losing the public here about closing the facility.

I would urge you to get with us soon. Will you do that?

I am amazed. We are 8 years into this war, basically, since 9/11.

I think that there are compelling reasons why these photos should not be released.