Today's Big Vote

You could see it coming.  There just weren't enough votes, nor enough spine.

Senate rejects habeas corpus

A year after lawmakers abandoned Americans principles on the rule of law and stripped detainees of their right to challenge their detentions in court, the Senate today turned back an effort to return some sanity to our rule of law. A bipartisan majority supported restoring habeas corpus, but Republican obstructionism wouldn’t allow a vote. "The Senate [...]

Tags: Habeas Corpus, Detainees

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