Habeas Corpus
It's a fine tradition -- first written into English Common Law in the Magna Carta, then enshrined into the Constitution of the United States in the Fourth Amendment.
The current Defense Spending Bill (which passed 93-7) has a passage which suspends the right of EVERYONE, citizens of the United States included, regardless of location -- so yes, even in this country -- until the "cessation of hostility." Which in the case of The War On Terror* would be... well, it approaches infinity, so I'll just go with, this is permanent. Two different senators, Sen. Udall (R-CO) and Sen. Feinstein (D-CA) proposed amendments which would remove this passage from the Defense Spending bill. That's right: senators from both parties tried to get rid of this. Sadly, their cohorts didn't feel the same way. Here, from senate.gov, are the roll call sheets from both the Udall and Feinstein Amendments, senators listed by state.
If you live in a state where the senators voted "nay," may I strongly encourage you to contact your senator and tell them to pull their heads out of their asses. While this provision will no doubt eventually be smashed to bits when it reaches the courts (y'know, given that habeas corpus is a constitutional right for all citizens), I'd rather not have my tax dollars be spent on its defense.
ETA: There is petition to the White House encouraging the President to veto the bill (and to do so for more appropriate reasons than previously provided by the press secretary). It requires registration, but if you'd like to sign (I did), you can find the petition here: Veto S. 1867
The Feinstein Amendment (No. 1125)
Grouped by Home State Alabama:Sessions (R-AL), NayShelby (R-AL), Nay Alaska:Begich (D-AK), NayMurkowski (R-AK), Nay Arizona:Kyl (R-AZ), NayMcCain (R-AZ), Nay Arkansas:Boozman (R-AR), NayPryor (D-AR), Nay California:Boxer (D-CA), YeaFeinstein (D-CA), Yea Colorado:Bennet (D-CO), YeaUdall (D-CO), Yea Connecticut:Blumenthal (D-CT), YeaLieberman (ID-CT), Nay Delaware:Carper (D-DE), YeaCoons (D-DE), Yea Florida:Nelson (D-FL), YeaRubio (R-FL), Nay Georgia:Chambliss (R-GA), NayIsakson (R-GA), Nay Hawaii:Akaka (D-HI), YeaInouye (D-HI), Nay Idaho:Crapo (R-ID), NayRisch (R-ID), Nay Illinois:Durbin (D-IL), YeaKirk (R-IL), Yea Indiana:Coats (R-IN), NayLugar (R-IN), Nay Iowa:Grassley (R-IA), NayHarkin (D-IA), Yea Kansas:Moran (R-KS), NayRoberts (R-KS), Nay Kentucky:McConnell (R-KY), NayPaul (R-KY), Yea Louisiana:Landrieu (D-LA), NayVitter (R-LA), Nay Maine:Collins (R-ME), NaySnowe (R-ME), Nay Maryland:Cardin (D-MD), YeaMikulski (D-MD), Yea Massachusetts:Brown (R-MA), NayKerry (D-MA), Yea Michigan:Levin (D-MI), NayStabenow (D-MI), Nay Minnesota:Franken (D-MN), YeaKlobuchar (D-MN), Yea Mississippi:Cochran (R-MS), NayWicker (R-MS), Nay Missouri:Blunt (R-MO), NayMcCaskill (D-MO), Nay Montana:Baucus (D-MT), YeaTester (D-MT), Yea Nebraska:Johanns (R-NE), NayNelson (D-NE), Nay Nevada:Heller (R-NV), NayReid (D-NV), Yea New Hampshire:Ayotte (R-NH), NayShaheen (D-NH), Yea New Jersey:Lautenberg (D-NJ), YeaMenendez (D-NJ), Yea New Mexico:Bingaman (D-NM), YeaUdall (D-NM), Yea New York:Gillibrand (D-NY), YeaSchumer (D-NY), Yea North Carolina:Burr (R-NC), NayHagan (D-NC), Yea North Dakota:Conrad (D-ND), YeaHoeven (R-ND), Nay Ohio:Brown (D-OH), YeaPortman (R-OH), Nay Oklahoma:Coburn (R-OK), NayInhofe (R-OK), Nay Oregon:Merkley (D-OR), YeaWyden (D-OR), Yea Pennsylvania:Casey (D-PA), NayToomey (R-PA), Nay Rhode Island:Reed (D-RI), YeaWhitehouse (D-RI), Yea South Carolina:DeMint (R-SC), NayGraham (R-SC), Nay South Dakota:Johnson (D-SD), YeaThune (R-SD), Nay Tennessee:Alexander (R-TN), NayCorker (R-TN), Nay Texas:Cornyn (R-TX), NayHutchison (R-TX), Nay Utah:Hatch (R-UT), NayLee (R-UT), Yea Vermont:Leahy (D-VT), YeaSanders (I-VT), Yea Virginia:Warner (D-VA), YeaWebb (D-VA), Yea Washington:Cantwell (D-WA), YeaMurray (D-WA), Yea West Virginia:Manchin (D-WV), NayRockefeller (D-WV), Yea Wisconsin:Johnson (R-WI), NayKohl (D-WI), Yea Wyoming:Barrasso (R-WY), NayEnzi (R-WY), Nay
On the Udall Amendment (No. 1107)
Alabama:Sessions (R-AL), NayShelby (R-AL), Nay Alaska:Begich (D-AK), Not VotingMurkowski (R-AK), Not Voting Arizona:Kyl (R-AZ), NayMcCain (R-AZ), Nay Arkansas:Boozman (R-AR), NayPryor (D-AR), Nay California:Boxer (D-CA), YeaFeinstein (D-CA), Yea Colorado:Bennet (D-CO), YeaUdall (D-CO), Yea Connecticut:Blumenthal (D-CT), YeaLieberman (ID-CT), Nay Delaware:Carper (D-DE), YeaCoons (D-DE), Yea Florida:Nelson (D-FL), YeaRubio (R-FL), Nay Georgia:Chambliss (R-GA), NayIsakson (R-GA), Nay Hawaii:Akaka (D-HI), YeaInouye (D-HI), Nay Idaho:Crapo (R-ID), NayRisch (R-ID), Nay Illinois:Durbin (D-IL), YeaKirk (R-IL), Yea Indiana:Coats (R-IN), NayLugar (R-IN), Nay Iowa:Grassley (R-IA), NayHarkin (D-IA), Yea Kansas:Moran (R-KS), NayRoberts (R-KS), Nay Kentucky:McConnell (R-KY), NayPaul (R-KY), Yea Louisiana:Landrieu (D-LA), NayVitter (R-LA), Nay Maine:Collins (R-ME), NaySnowe (R-ME), Nay Maryland:Cardin (D-MD), YeaMikulski (D-MD), Yea Massachusetts:Brown (R-MA), NayKerry (D-MA), Yea Michigan:Levin (D-MI), NayStabenow (D-MI), Nay Minnesota:Franken (D-MN), YeaKlobuchar (D-MN), Yea Mississippi:Cochran (R-MS), NayWicker (R-MS), Nay Missouri:Blunt (R-MO), NayMcCaskill (D-MO), Nay Montana:Baucus (D-MT), YeaTester (D-MT), Yea Nebraska:Johanns (R-NE), NayNelson (D-NE), Nay Nevada:Heller (R-NV), NayReid (D-NV), Yea New Hampshire:Ayotte (R-NH), NayShaheen (D-NH), Nay New Jersey:Lautenberg (D-NJ), YeaMenendez (D-NJ), Yea New Mexico:Bingaman (D-NM), YeaUdall (D-NM), Yea New York:Gillibrand (D-NY), YeaSchumer (D-NY), Yea North Carolina:Burr (R-NC), NayHagan (D-NC), Nay North Dakota:Conrad (D-ND), NayHoeven (R-ND), Nay Ohio:Brown (D-OH), YeaPortman (R-OH), Nay Oklahoma:Coburn (R-OK), NayInhofe (R-OK), Nay Oregon:Merkley (D-OR), YeaWyden (D-OR), Yea Pennsylvania:Casey (D-PA), NayToomey (R-PA), Nay Rhode Island:Reed (D-RI), NayWhitehouse (D-RI), Nay South Carolina:DeMint (R-SC), NayGraham (R-SC), Nay South Dakota:Johnson (D-SD), YeaThune (R-SD), Nay Tennessee:Alexander (R-TN), NayCorker (R-TN), Nay Texas:Cornyn (R-TX), NayHutchison (R-TX), Nay Utah:Hatch (R-UT), NayLee (R-UT), Nay Vermont:Leahy (D-VT), YeaSanders (I-VT), Yea Virginia:Warner (D-VA), YeaWebb (D-VA), Yea Washington:Cantwell (D-WA), YeaMurray (D-WA), Yea West Virginia:Manchin (D-WV), NayRockefeller (D-WV), Yea Wisconsin:Johnson (R-WI), NayKohl (D-WI), Nay Wyoming:Barrasso (R-WY), NayEnzi (R-WY), Nay
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This entry was originally posted at http://moragmacpherson.dreamwidth.org/73513.html because DW is where I set up crossposting first and I'm lazy. Feel free to comment wherever you prefer. This post has
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The current Defense Spending Bill (which passed 93-7) has a passage which suspends the right of EVERYONE, citizens of the United States included, regardless of location -- so yes, even in this country -- until the "cessation of hostility." Which in the case of The War On Terror* would be... well, it approaches infinity, so I'll just go with, this is permanent. Two different senators, Sen. Udall (R-CO) and Sen. Feinstein (D-CA) proposed amendments which would remove this passage from the Defense Spending bill. That's right: senators from both parties tried to get rid of this. Sadly, their cohorts didn't feel the same way. Here, from senate.gov, are the roll call sheets from both the Udall and Feinstein Amendments, senators listed by state.
If you live in a state where the senators voted "nay," may I strongly encourage you to contact your senator and tell them to pull their heads out of their asses. While this provision will no doubt eventually be smashed to bits when it reaches the courts (y'know, given that habeas corpus is a constitutional right for all citizens), I'd rather not have my tax dollars be spent on its defense.
ETA: There is petition to the White House encouraging the President to veto the bill (and to do so for more appropriate reasons than previously provided by the press secretary). It requires registration, but if you'd like to sign (I did), you can find the petition here: Veto S. 1867
The Feinstein Amendment (No. 1125)
Grouped by Home State Alabama:Sessions (R-AL), NayShelby (R-AL), Nay Alaska:Begich (D-AK), NayMurkowski (R-AK), Nay Arizona:Kyl (R-AZ), NayMcCain (R-AZ), Nay Arkansas:Boozman (R-AR), NayPryor (D-AR), Nay California:Boxer (D-CA), YeaFeinstein (D-CA), Yea Colorado:Bennet (D-CO), YeaUdall (D-CO), Yea Connecticut:Blumenthal (D-CT), YeaLieberman (ID-CT), Nay Delaware:Carper (D-DE), YeaCoons (D-DE), Yea Florida:Nelson (D-FL), YeaRubio (R-FL), Nay Georgia:Chambliss (R-GA), NayIsakson (R-GA), Nay Hawaii:Akaka (D-HI), YeaInouye (D-HI), Nay Idaho:Crapo (R-ID), NayRisch (R-ID), Nay Illinois:Durbin (D-IL), YeaKirk (R-IL), Yea Indiana:Coats (R-IN), NayLugar (R-IN), Nay Iowa:Grassley (R-IA), NayHarkin (D-IA), Yea Kansas:Moran (R-KS), NayRoberts (R-KS), Nay Kentucky:McConnell (R-KY), NayPaul (R-KY), Yea Louisiana:Landrieu (D-LA), NayVitter (R-LA), Nay Maine:Collins (R-ME), NaySnowe (R-ME), Nay Maryland:Cardin (D-MD), YeaMikulski (D-MD), Yea Massachusetts:Brown (R-MA), NayKerry (D-MA), Yea Michigan:Levin (D-MI), NayStabenow (D-MI), Nay Minnesota:Franken (D-MN), YeaKlobuchar (D-MN), Yea Mississippi:Cochran (R-MS), NayWicker (R-MS), Nay Missouri:Blunt (R-MO), NayMcCaskill (D-MO), Nay Montana:Baucus (D-MT), YeaTester (D-MT), Yea Nebraska:Johanns (R-NE), NayNelson (D-NE), Nay Nevada:Heller (R-NV), NayReid (D-NV), Yea New Hampshire:Ayotte (R-NH), NayShaheen (D-NH), Yea New Jersey:Lautenberg (D-NJ), YeaMenendez (D-NJ), Yea New Mexico:Bingaman (D-NM), YeaUdall (D-NM), Yea New York:Gillibrand (D-NY), YeaSchumer (D-NY), Yea North Carolina:Burr (R-NC), NayHagan (D-NC), Yea North Dakota:Conrad (D-ND), YeaHoeven (R-ND), Nay Ohio:Brown (D-OH), YeaPortman (R-OH), Nay Oklahoma:Coburn (R-OK), NayInhofe (R-OK), Nay Oregon:Merkley (D-OR), YeaWyden (D-OR), Yea Pennsylvania:Casey (D-PA), NayToomey (R-PA), Nay Rhode Island:Reed (D-RI), YeaWhitehouse (D-RI), Yea South Carolina:DeMint (R-SC), NayGraham (R-SC), Nay South Dakota:Johnson (D-SD), YeaThune (R-SD), Nay Tennessee:Alexander (R-TN), NayCorker (R-TN), Nay Texas:Cornyn (R-TX), NayHutchison (R-TX), Nay Utah:Hatch (R-UT), NayLee (R-UT), Yea Vermont:Leahy (D-VT), YeaSanders (I-VT), Yea Virginia:Warner (D-VA), YeaWebb (D-VA), Yea Washington:Cantwell (D-WA), YeaMurray (D-WA), Yea West Virginia:Manchin (D-WV), NayRockefeller (D-WV), Yea Wisconsin:Johnson (R-WI), NayKohl (D-WI), Yea Wyoming:Barrasso (R-WY), NayEnzi (R-WY), Nay
On the Udall Amendment (No. 1107)
Alabama:Sessions (R-AL), NayShelby (R-AL), Nay Alaska:Begich (D-AK), Not VotingMurkowski (R-AK), Not Voting Arizona:Kyl (R-AZ), NayMcCain (R-AZ), Nay Arkansas:Boozman (R-AR), NayPryor (D-AR), Nay California:Boxer (D-CA), YeaFeinstein (D-CA), Yea Colorado:Bennet (D-CO), YeaUdall (D-CO), Yea Connecticut:Blumenthal (D-CT), YeaLieberman (ID-CT), Nay Delaware:Carper (D-DE), YeaCoons (D-DE), Yea Florida:Nelson (D-FL), YeaRubio (R-FL), Nay Georgia:Chambliss (R-GA), NayIsakson (R-GA), Nay Hawaii:Akaka (D-HI), YeaInouye (D-HI), Nay Idaho:Crapo (R-ID), NayRisch (R-ID), Nay Illinois:Durbin (D-IL), YeaKirk (R-IL), Yea Indiana:Coats (R-IN), NayLugar (R-IN), Nay Iowa:Grassley (R-IA), NayHarkin (D-IA), Yea Kansas:Moran (R-KS), NayRoberts (R-KS), Nay Kentucky:McConnell (R-KY), NayPaul (R-KY), Yea Louisiana:Landrieu (D-LA), NayVitter (R-LA), Nay Maine:Collins (R-ME), NaySnowe (R-ME), Nay Maryland:Cardin (D-MD), YeaMikulski (D-MD), Yea Massachusetts:Brown (R-MA), NayKerry (D-MA), Yea Michigan:Levin (D-MI), NayStabenow (D-MI), Nay Minnesota:Franken (D-MN), YeaKlobuchar (D-MN), Yea Mississippi:Cochran (R-MS), NayWicker (R-MS), Nay Missouri:Blunt (R-MO), NayMcCaskill (D-MO), Nay Montana:Baucus (D-MT), YeaTester (D-MT), Yea Nebraska:Johanns (R-NE), NayNelson (D-NE), Nay Nevada:Heller (R-NV), NayReid (D-NV), Yea New Hampshire:Ayotte (R-NH), NayShaheen (D-NH), Nay New Jersey:Lautenberg (D-NJ), YeaMenendez (D-NJ), Yea New Mexico:Bingaman (D-NM), YeaUdall (D-NM), Yea New York:Gillibrand (D-NY), YeaSchumer (D-NY), Yea North Carolina:Burr (R-NC), NayHagan (D-NC), Nay North Dakota:Conrad (D-ND), NayHoeven (R-ND), Nay Ohio:Brown (D-OH), YeaPortman (R-OH), Nay Oklahoma:Coburn (R-OK), NayInhofe (R-OK), Nay Oregon:Merkley (D-OR), YeaWyden (D-OR), Yea Pennsylvania:Casey (D-PA), NayToomey (R-PA), Nay Rhode Island:Reed (D-RI), NayWhitehouse (D-RI), Nay South Carolina:DeMint (R-SC), NayGraham (R-SC), Nay South Dakota:Johnson (D-SD), YeaThune (R-SD), Nay Tennessee:Alexander (R-TN), NayCorker (R-TN), Nay Texas:Cornyn (R-TX), NayHutchison (R-TX), Nay Utah:Hatch (R-UT), NayLee (R-UT), Nay Vermont:Leahy (D-VT), YeaSanders (I-VT), Yea Virginia:Warner (D-VA), YeaWebb (D-VA), Yea Washington:Cantwell (D-WA), YeaMurray (D-WA), Yea West Virginia:Manchin (D-WV), NayRockefeller (D-WV), Yea Wisconsin:Johnson (R-WI), NayKohl (D-WI), Nay Wyoming:Barrasso (R-WY), NayEnzi (R-WY), Nay
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This entry was originally posted at http://moragmacpherson.dreamwidth.org/73513.html because DW is where I set up crossposting first and I'm lazy. Feel free to comment wherever you prefer. This post has
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