Nov 30, 2011
Every detainee not only gets their day in Federal court, the government must prove they have a solid case to hold them as an enemy combatant, and everyone gets a yearly review as to whether they are a continuing threat?
Lindsey Graham
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Lindsey Olin Graham is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham has been a prominent figure in national politics, known for his work on issues such as national security, foreign policy, and judicial appointments. He has played a key role in various legislative efforts and has been an outspoken advocate for military support to Ukraine in recent years.
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Nov 30, 2011
So everybody held after judicial review for the first time in the history of warfare. Does the Senator agree with me that the annual review process that we have created by this law, this bill, the Defense Authorization Act, is something we…
Nov 30, 2011
Does the Senator agree that the government has to prove to an independent judge by a preponderance of the evidence that the person is a member of al-Qaida involved in hostilities?
Nov 30, 2011
I ask unanimous consent to have 1 more minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair was informing the Senator that 10 minutes has elapsed.
Nov 30, 2011
Does the Senator agree with me that we do not want to start the practice in the United States that everybody we capture as an enemy prisoner is automatically a war criminal because that could come back to haunt our own people in future…
Nov 29, 2011
If the Chair will let me know when 5 minutes has passed, because there are a lot of voices to be heard on this issue, and I want them to be heard. I am just one. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will so advise.
Nov 29, 2011
The only reason I mention that, it is impossible for us as a Nation to achieve a balanced budget without affecting entitlement growth.
Nov 29, 2011
Let me start with my good friend from Colorado. I respect the Senator; I know his concerns. I don't agree. I can remember being told by the Bush administration: We don't need the Detainee Treatment Act. Everybody said we didn't need it…
Nov 29, 2011
We do not need to go to the extreme step of amending the foundational document of our democracy just to have Congress do its job.
Nov 29, 2011
I can only imagine what America would look like today if that requirement had been imposed in 1997.
Nov 29, 2011
Let's sort of go down memory lane here and look at previous attempts by Congress to make sure that we don't over-spend.
Nov 29, 2011
It's anathema to our Constitutional democracy to insulate important decisions about our country's values from the people and the political process.
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