Senate Proceeding on Jul 23rd, 2009 :: 6:49:35 to 6:51:30
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Lindsey Graham: it's invaluable to us, and it really does help make possible here a conclusion to the body. mr. graham: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: i'd like it thank the chairman for those kind comments. i have real estate been a military lawyer for a while, but i'm smart enough to know what i don't know, and the bottom line

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Speech By: Lindsey Graham

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Lindsey Graham: is that the judge advocates to a person have indicated that the procedures, as outlined by senator levin, would be the best way to go. under the civilian information procedures act, there's a robust body of cases, military evidence rule 505-b is

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Lindsey Graham: not used very obvious i court-martials and what we've tried to do is interject into the commissions some reforms that will forward in a manner that the courts are likely to approve the work product. i think everybody involved -- military judges, defense counsels, prosecutors -- welcome in change and senator levin and

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Lindsey Graham: his staff and our staffs have worked with i think we've found a way to reform the military commissions that wou it comes to the admission of classified evidence, protecting the nation at large, and also allowing

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Lindsey Graham: crime as much as possible and every lawyer involved in military commissions supports this change and i think it is one way to make t commissions better and this whole effort is bearing fruit, and i appreciate what senator levin has done.

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Lindsey Graham: with that, i yield the floor. mr. levin: madam president, i'd note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll.