Google News: Boehner Google News: Guantanamo Google News: libertarian Google News: Bob Barr Google News: Ron PaulThe Senate FISA vote is in. The totals were
YEAs - 69
NAYs - 28
Not Voting - 3
The partisan count is even more telling:
Republicans: 47 of 47 Voted Yea
Democrats: 21 Yea - 27 Nay
Independents: Lieberman-Yea - Sanders-Nay
Of Note: McCain couldn’t be bothered to show-up, and Alabama’s Pro-Torture Senator, Jeff Sessions, weaseled off somewhere, as he’d been around [...]
Remarks about Habeas Corpus and Boumediene v. Bush made by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on the Senate floor, June 12, 2008.
Congressional Record: June 12, 2008 (Senate)
DOCID:cr12jn08-150cr12jn08-150; Pages S5573-S5586
Mrs. Feinstein: I thank the Chair.
This morning, the Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the portion of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 which denied habeas corpus rights [...]
The June 12, 2008 statement made by Senator Patrick Leahy(D-VT) about habeas corpus after the Supreme Court Decision in Boumediene v. Bush had be published.
Congressional Record: June 12, 2008 (Senate)
DOCID:cr12jn08-147; Pages S5539-S5564
Habeas Corpus
Mr. Leahy: Mr. President, while I was chairing a Judiciary Committee meeting today, I received notice of the Supreme Court’s ruling this morning [...]
Remarks made by Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Thursday June 12, 2008, on the Senate floor after hearing about the Supreme Court Decision, Boumediene v Bush.
Congressional Record: June 12, 2008 (Senate)
DOCID:cr12jn08-147; Page S5548
Habeas Corpus
Mr. Bingaman: Mr. President, I will speak very briefly here to call to the attention of all Senators [...]
Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), February 28, 2008 on The Senate Floor, regarding : The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Unconstitutional Presidential overreach and potential Telephone companies’ legal liability.
This Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has been the source of some frustration. Understand how this started. This is a program where the Government listens to the communications of [...]
