Senate Proceeding on Jul 23rd, 2009 :: 11:03:00 to 11:05:40
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Jon Tester: streng of the evidence used to secure

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Speech By: Joseph Lieberman

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Joseph Lieberman: proceedings and the procedural protections afforded to defendants by the military commission our amendment is very simple, it's one long sentence, and i read it as follows a congress. it is the sense of congress that the preferred forum for the

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Joseph Lieberman: trial of alien unprivileged enemy tkpwhreupblg raines subject to this chapter for violations of the law of war and others made punishable by this chapter is trial by military commission under this chapter. we adopt wording in the military commission section this have legislation regarding violations

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Joseph Lieberman: made punishable by this chapter and say that it is our preference that people accused of such crimes of war be before the military commissions. mr. president, we've system of military commissions that i think offers remarkable

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Joseph Lieberman: protections, perps the best ever offered to people in the status of alleged war criminals against our country or any country, against our citizens or the citizens of any country. i repeat obviously we are at war, and we should, therefore, use we have created. the preference should be in their dir

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Joseph Lieberman: the fact is that where to bring charges against people accused of violating laws of war or, as we have said in the legislation. other offenses made punishable by this chapter. that decision is branch decision.

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Joseph Lieberman: it's not one that we can control. but we can express an opinion. we executive branch respectfully that we think they have made a mistake in stating a presumption to try prisoners of war in normal district courts.

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Joseph Lieberman: such an approach would cast doubt, as i've of military commissions but would also set an unfortunate, even dangerous precedent for the trial of war criminals today or in future conflicts in federal courts rather than our nation's time-honored use of military commissions for the violation of

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Joseph Lieberman: the law of war. i hope we can unite and cross party lines to adopt this