[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 22 (Friday, February 11, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 MILITARY TRIBUNALS FOR TERRORISTS ACT

  (Mr. BUCHANAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BUCHANAN. Madam Speaker, I recently introduced legislation that 
ensures that foreign terrorists are tried in military courts instead of 
civilian courts like common criminals. Attorney General Holder 
originally wanted some terrorists, including the mastermind of 9/11, to 
be tried in a New York City courtroom. This proposal was soundly 
rejected on a bipartisan basis. My bill solves this problem.
  The Military Tribunals for Terrorists Act requires terrorists to be 
prosecuted and sentenced before military courts. This is the 
appropriate judicial review for terrorists who kill innocent men, 
women, and children. Classified intelligence may be made public if 
terrorists are given access to trial in public courtrooms.
  I urge all my colleagues to cosponsor this important legislation.

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