Due process and judicial process are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security. Eric Holder More Quotes by Eric Holder More Quotes From Eric Holder When you compare what people endured in the South in the 60s to try to get the right to vote for African Americans, and to compare what people were subjected to there to what happened in Philadelphia - which was inappropriate, certainly that . . . to describe it in those terms I think does a great disservice to people who put their lives on the line, who risked all, for my people. Eric Holder philadelphia people thinking Though race-related issues continue to occupy a significant portion of our political discussion, and though there remain many unresolved racial issues in this nation, we, average Americans, simply do not talk enough with each other about things racial. Eric Holder issues race average I think that what I'm doing is right. And election-year politics, which intensifies everything, is not going to drive me off that course. Eric Holder election years thinking Good luck with your asparagus. Eric Holder asparagus good-luck luck I don't have any intention of resigning. Eric Holder resigning intention Any decision to use lethal force against a United States citizen - even one intent on murdering Americans and who has become an operational leader of al-Qaida in a foreign land - is among the gravest that government leaders can face. Eric Holder government land decision I don't even talk about whether or not racial profiling is legal. I just don't think racial profiling is a particularly good law enforcement tool. Eric Holder enforcement law thinking I'm a 21st century guy, secure in who I am. Eric Holder century guy who-i-am Let's deal with reality. The reality is that we will be reading Miranda rights to the corpse of Osama bin Laden. He will never appear in an American courtroom. Eric Holder reading rights reality There are a whole variety of reasons I want to be attorney general, a whole variety of things that I do as attorney general that go beyond national security. Eric Holder national-security reason want It's time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and sow dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods. These laws try to fix something that was never broken. There has always been a legal defense for using deadly force if - and the 'if' is important - if no safe retreat is available. But we must examine laws that take this further by eliminating the common sense and age-old requirement that people who feel threatened have a duty to retreat, outside their home, if they can do so safely. Eric Holder self law home I think they clearly do not fit within the prescriptions of the Geneva Convention. It's hard for me to see how members of al Qaeda could be considered prisoners of war. Eric Holder als war thinking With all do respect, senator, I don't think this is an appropriate setting for me to discuss that issue. I'd be more than glad to come back in an appropriate setting to discuss the issues that you have raised. Eric Holder nsa issues thinking I'm a hard headed lawyer. Eric Holder hard lawyer It pains me whenever there's the death of a law enforcement official. Eric Holder enforcement pain law I'm not going to let people who work in the United States Department of Justice have their characters be assailed without any basis. Eric Holder justice character people To those in the executive branch who say ‘just trust us’ when it comes to secret and warrantless surveillance of domestic communications, I say, ‘Remember your history.’ Eric Holder nsa communication secret I look forward to working with the NRA to come up with ways in which we can use common sense approaches to reduce the level of violence that we see - in our streets, and make the American people as safe as they possibly can be. Eric Holder common-sense people looks Guantanamo is a chief recruiting tool for al-Qaida. It has put a wedge between the United States and at least some of its allies. Eric Holder allies united-states tools I understand the Second Amendment. I respect the Second Amendment. I think we need to use common sense tools to keep the American people safe, to keep our streets safe. Eric Holder common-sense people thinking
