I spent my high school and college years in Arizona, represented by John McCain. I've always admired McCain as an example of a sensible conservative.

When S.3930 passed I felt betrayed. I wrote a letter to Senator John McCain, the author of that bill, expressing how betrayed I felt. Senator McCain wrote me back, and in his form letter he ( Read more... )

Senator Dodd introduces legislation restoring Habeas Corpus. Thank God.

Washington- Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), an outspoken opponent of the Military Commission Act of 2006, today introduced legislation which would amend existing law in order to have an effective process for bringing terrorists to justice. This is currently not the case under the ( Read more... )

He abstained from voting in favor of S.3930, the bill that suspended habeas corpus and allowed Bush to decide what was allowable under the Geneva Conventions. It's not a "nay" vote but it's better than I expected.