Congressman
Henry E. Brown, Jr.

In a House Appropriations Committee debate this afternoon, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) waded into a discussion about what to do with the cold-blooded terrorists housed at the Guantanamo Bay prison and offered this solution: give them the same “due process” rights as American troops.  That’s right.  Some of the most dangerous terrorists on the face of the Earth … enjoying the same rights as men and women defending our nation from attack.

Can’t believe it?  See it for yourself:

REP. ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA):  “I think we can use the Uniform Code of Military Justice in the military courts which are very much a home-court advantage and we can held up to the rest of the world that we’re giving these detainees the same due process we give our own troops when they’re brought up on court martial charges.  Nothing more and nothing less.”

Giving terrorists like Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, the mastermind of the September 11 attacks on America, and Abu Zubaydah, who personally trained some of the 9/11 hijackers, the same rights as the men and women protecting Americans from terrorists hell-bent on destroying America and our allies?  As shocking as Rep. Schiff’s solution sounds, the question is: Do Democratic leaders in Congress and the Administration agree with him?  Is this their plan for dealing with the terrorist threat?

Posted by Brown Staff (05-07-2009, 05:25 PM) filed under Homeland Security, Terrorist Detainees

 

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