[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17190]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  THE PRESIDENT IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, the President gave a major policy speech 
today outlining the future and the fate of those individuals who are 
detained at our base in Guantanamo, Cuba. Two months ago, I had the 
opportunity to travel to Guantanamo to evaluate for myself the 
treatment of the individuals who are housed there.
  Mr. Speaker, I might remind us how these individuals held in that 
facility are not signatories of the Geneva Convention, nor are they 
citizens of the United States and, therefore, entitled to 
constitutional protections.
  With these individuals, it is not a question of guilt or innocence. 
It is a question of capability and intent. Clearly, these are 
individuals who are capable of doing our country great harm. Clearly, 
the intent is there.
  I think the President is on the right track with the announcement 
today of military tribunals. I look forward to us getting that 
legislation in the House and passing it forthwith.

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