So if you don't know, the senate passed a bill yesterday that did a number of things. It has most importantly, it made it legal to indefinitely detain "enemy combatants."
I have been reviewing the text of the bill, and it is shocking.
My Rep. Mark Kirk voted for it in the house. Of my Senators, Obama tried to amend a sunset that was not passed, and Durbin did not vote for it.
Here is the text of the bill HR 6166, but the link will probably expire. just search for it on thomas.loc.gov if you need to.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:2:./temp/~c109L3OMvn::
Here is some more info:
http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2006/09/legalization-of-torture-an_115945829460324274.html
and here:
http://www.rosecoloredglasses.org/rcg_warblog/?p=9
I have been reviewing the text of the bill, and it is shocking.
- Who is an "enemy combatant"? Whoever the government says is one.
- What court has the power to review this determiniation? None.
- Where can this "enemy combatant" protest their detention, treatment, etc. They can't.
- Can evidence gathered through coecion and torture be admissible? Sure.
- Can the accused review and have an opportunity to refute all the evidence against them? Nope.
My Rep. Mark Kirk voted for it in the house. Of my Senators, Obama tried to amend a sunset that was not passed, and Durbin did not vote for it.
Here is the text of the bill HR 6166, but the link will probably expire. just search for it on thomas.loc.gov if you need to.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:2:./temp/~c109L3OMvn::
Here is some more info:
http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2006/09/legalization-of-torture-an_115945829460324274.html
and here:
http://www.rosecoloredglasses.org/rcg_warblog/?p=9