Only two Senators in the USA were absent for this important vote: Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich. They are in Fairbanks for a military deployment ceremony.
The Udall Amendment to the defense authorization act was defeated 37 to 61.
Sen. McCain's words are chilling:
An individual, no matter who they are, if they pose a threat to the security of the United States of America, should not be allowed to continue that threat. We need to take every stop necessary to prevent that from happening, that’s for the safety and security of the men and women who are out there risking their lives ... in our armed services.Nobody can imagine how such a policy that goes beyond the judicial process might play out in the hands of a Rick Perry or a Rick Santorum. Any American citizen who is deemed in some unspecified way to "pose a threat to the security of the USA" will now be available for indefinite detention without charge. Period.
Obama has promised to veto this bill, but like a few others, I smell a really stinky comporomise in the works.
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I think the Bill of Rights has already been dead for a really long time. In many ways, for too many people, it was always only an ideal, not a reality.
But yes, the current administration has been doing all it can to shovel ever more dirt on the corpse.
I can see this being used against Occupy or similar movements if the status quo starts feeling really threatened. I was so impressed with Rand Paul's speech, I sent him a thank you e-mail. There's not much I agree with him on, but he was dead right on this one.
Blue_in_AK
Mr Phil. I thought the bill of rights was shredded long ago. This seems to be kicking a dead horse. Why it even reached the floor as it is behooves me. I did let Mr Mark know my displeasure that he is a putz for not at least voting. I would not even waste cyber space on Lisa.
How about a post on how liberated Egyptian women are going to be celebrating on this great day.
Phil, can you shake up your Firedoglake friends? This is utterly disgusting.
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-medias-blackout-of-the-national-defense-authorization-act-is-shameful-2011-12
Check out this twitter feed where I found the above article:
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Anyone remember our shameful treatment of the Americans of Japanese descent? Who is next for the internment camps? The branding? The tasering? The pepper spraying?
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