Congresswoman Candy Miller, who blasted the Obama administration’s initial decision to try Khalid Sheik Muhammad and other 9/11 conspirators in New York City, released a statement this afternoon responding to Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to move the judicial proceedings to a military court at Guantanamo Bay.
Here’s what she said:
“It is good news for the American people, the families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks and for our national security that the Obama administration and Attorney General Eric Holder have abandoned their plans to try Khalid Sheik Muhammad and other 9/11 conspirators in civilian courts.
“The 9/11 attack was not a common criminal matter; it was an act of war against our nation. The enemy combatants who perpetrated the 9/11 attacks have no right to access our civilian court system where they would be given a worldwide media platform to spew their hate and where top-secret information vital to our national security would have been exposed in open court.
“It has been the firm stance of the United States Congress and the American people for years that these terrorists should be tried in military commissions in a system which has been upheld by the United States Supreme Court. I am glad that the administration finally understands that we can no longer delay the delivery of justice for these terrorists.”
The Harrison Township Republican also issued a warning to the White House:
“If the Administration believes that, now that the main perpetrators of 9/11 will be tried in military courts, that Congress will now back down on how justice will be administered to future terrorists, they are wrong.
“Terrorists who plot to murder our fellow Americans from overseas have no right to expect the protections of our constitution and our civilian justice system. I will continue to oppose any effort in Congress to give access to our courts to enemies of this nation.”
