| Friday, November 11, 2005 |
| Texas hold-em |
The same Senate (minus nine) that voted to disallow torture now votes to strip detainees of any legal options or rights, restoring them to the legal limbo the administration prefers. The vote was 49-42 with five Democrats crossing over to vote for the Lindsey Graham plan (Joe Lieberman of course, Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Kent Conrad of North Dakota and Ron Wyden of Oregon) and four Republicans crossing over in the other direction (Arlon Specter, John Sununu, NH, Gordon Smith, Oregon, and RI's Lincoln Chafee.
Tags: Iraq, Military, Gitmo, rights |
posted by JReid @ 10:26 AM   |
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