[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 40 (Thursday, March 21, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2564]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       WE CAN FIGHT TERRORISM WITHOUT VIOLATING OUR CONSTITUTION

  (Mr. McINNIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McINNIS. Madam Speaker, I yield to my good friend, the gentleman 
from Indiana [Mr. Burton].
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding to me.
  The so-called antiterrorism bill infringed upon the liberties, the 
constitutional rights of the people of this country. While we are 
concerned about law and order and fighting terrorism, we do not want to 
violate the Constitution and hurt the liberties that our forefathers 
gave to us.
  My colleagues on the other side are saying because we did not vote 
for the terrorism bill the way they wanted it, that we are sanctioning 
the terrorist activities that took place in Israel where 50 or 60 
people were killed by terrorist activities by the Hamas organization. 
That is a ludicrous argument. We hate that just as much as anybody. We 
deplore those actions. We want to see those people brought to justice, 
and our Government is doing everything possible to stop that terrorism, 
not only there but in the United States.

  But in the process, we must not violate the constitutional rights and 
liberties of American citizens.

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