Breaking: Sen. Dodd & Menendez To Intro Bill - BANNING TORTURE & RESTORING HABEAS CORPUS - Tomorrow!

[kpete]

Breaking: Menendez Will Introduce Bill Banning Torture, Restoring Habeas Corpus

Mon Feb 12, 2007


WASHINGTON - TOMORROW, Tuesday, February 12, 2007, U.S. Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) will hold a press conference to discuss the Effective Terrorists Prosecution Act which will restore habeus corpus rights, ban torture and uphold the Geneva Conventions. The senators, both members of the Foreign Relations Committee, will discuss the need for these protections in the fight against terrorism.
He's not only admitting his mistake, he's trying to fix it. That's a rare quality in politics.

http://www.bluejersey.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=4004

[PLF]

1. Good news indeed, thanks for posting

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. What a relief! I'm so glad our Dems are bringing SANITY back to our Government.

Now, if only they would stop this damn illegal invasion....I'd be a happy camper.

[Bozita]

3. The perfect Valentine card for GWB

[coffeenap]

4. "Effective Terrorists Prosecution Act"

Not only is this wonderful news, but it is also great to see they have learned the p.r. side of bill-naming.

[cool user name]

44. The actual name of the bill is:

Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007

[joemurphy]

5. Hooray! Go get 'em! n/t

[ninkasi]

6. Excellent news

Finally, we can begin restoring sanity and democracy to our country. I wonder how many Republics will be craven enough to vote against this? It's kind of hard to publicly support either torture, or the removal of habeas corpus. I'm glad to see our Dems stepping forward, because there are many, many more issues that need to be addressed. Six years of injustices, and damage to our reputation should be fixed, and this is a good place to start.

[Jack Rabbit]

7. Excellent

McConnell will talk it to death, of course. We'll just hold that against the GOP.

The Military Commissions Act should be repealed in it entirety. There is no redeeming feature in that act. It is an abomination.

[Felinity]

36. Do you know?

Whether repeals require Presidential signature? I'm guessing, yes.

Interesting situation: does * laugh and shove it under his desk, or sign it because he doesn't want to be openly unwilling to agree with the Constitution?

Another thought-wouldn't it be interesting to see what would happen if Congress passed a bill that was verbatim from the Constitution? Something like "the right of Habeas Corpus shall not be infringed" (did I get that right, early) Would * sign that?

[Jack Rabbit]

38. Unfortunately, they do

Keep in mind that the Frat Boy has found through reading the invisible ink in the Constitution that he has the power of absolute veto through the signing statement.

[gademocrat7]

8. I hope and pray that their efforts will prevail.

[jsamuel]

9. wonderful!

[sandnsea]

10. That is very encouraging

:bounce: :bounce:

[roguevalley]

11. wonderful! What do you suppose the opposition will be? None I hope.

[malaise]

12. Great news n/t

[Marnieworld]

13. Really? Really? Honest?

Let's hope they talk about consequences of prior violations. Then I would be really happy.

Can we say HEARINGS?!!!!


:woohoo:

[williesgirl]

14. OK - go Dems! Hope those fucking Repukes don't filibuster or find someway to vote it down.

recommended

[Glimmer of Hope]

15. This is very encouraging. Are we getting our country back?

[WinkyDink]

16. This is what 11/06 was all about. I am heartened.

[KoKo]

17. Let's see if Lieberman LEADS FIGHT to VOTE IT DOWN...Good News though

for PUSH BACK! :applause:

[upi402]

18. Now there's a gimme

or at least it SHOULD be if this were still the America I was taught about...

[FredStembottom]

19. Yes! News I can really use!

That filthy, evil fascist bill they passed last September (Military something something) just scares me witless.

Let's neuter it NOW!

[Edweird]

20. Good on them. Finally something solid.

[Pierzin]

21. Hallelujuah! maybe the past 900 years of law aren't so bad!

i still cant beleive the GOP sent us back to the stone age though!

[diane in sf]

22. Excellent! Next it will be time to repeal the "Patriot" Act eom

[2Design]

23. Maybe the large billboard in CT during election did some good n/t

[Imagevision]

24. Cheney Gonzalez and Rice will claim support for troops is dwindling...

[HCE SuiGeneris]

25. Can't we imprison and torture Gonzales first before we revoke these provisions?

Please? :evilgrin:

[Felinity]

37. I say yes

It would be an interesting experiment to see whether we can extract useful intelligence by these methods.

:dunce:

[ShortnFiery]

26. Outstanding!

God Bless America! :patriot:

[incapsulated]

27. Go Dems!

:)

[Kurovski]

28. Kick

:kick:

[laylah]

29. Woohoo! Taking our country back

one bill at a time! :woohoo:!

Jenn

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

30. Go Dodd !!!n/t

[NewJeffCT]

31. great - I had emailed him on this a few months back

Hopefully, a few others did as well.

[Doondoo]

32. K&R

[NewJeffCT]

33. Does this bill also reverse absolving Team Bush of war crimes?

I think part of the act is also to absolve Team Bush of any crimes they may have committed before passage of the reprehensible act.

[rateyes]

35. I agree.

[rateyes]

34. I don't know what to think about that, to be honest....

Isn't torture already banned by law? Don't we have habeas corpus rights guaranteed by the Constituttion?

What our Congresspersons and Senators need to be doing is IMPEACHING and REMOVING Bush and Cheney from office for BREAKING THE DAMNED LAW!

So, they pass this law, and Bush signs it WITH ANOTHER DAMNED SIGNING STATEMENT. He continues to torture, and continues denying habeas corpus rights....and, we shake our heads saying "bad, bad, bad." And, NOTHING CHANGES! And, nothing will change as long as the chimp and his dick are still in power.

[Sequoia]

39. Why look at all those hearts!!!

Why are you so popular!!!! Lucky duck. Great post.

[Blackhatjack]

40. This is a no-brainer for a democracy. A dictatorship? another question....n/t

[ray of light]

41. excellent! and I hope any complainers will READ

Jesselyn Radack's book about the first American tortured and refused his habeus corpus rights.


http://www.patriotictruthteller.net

[0rganism]

42. Q of the day: will Sen. Lieberman vote for cloture?

Dodd is a primary sponsor, so it'd be pretty uncomfortable if Holy Joe decided to go the other way...

[cool user name]

43. Become a citizen co-sponsor here:

http://restore-habeas.org/

[Swamp Rat]

45. k&r

[ClayZ]

46. Great News! K and R

:kick:

[MattSh]

47. Hey, maybe it'll be

another non-binding resolution.

I hope they get it right this time, even if the idiot-in-chief vetoes it.

[Spirochete]

48. President Primate will probably veto it

if Lieberman and the other Republicans don't filibuster it. But they're the ones who will look like the fascists they are in doing so.

[goforit]

49. Well this is a start!!!

[libodem]

50. What great news

I'm so happy I could cry. This means so much.

[suffragette]

51. Glad to hear it

And I hope if Bush adds a signing statement that they call him him out loudly.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

52. Dragging the Repukes kicking and screaming out of the Tenth Century!

:evilgrin:

[intaglio]

53. kicked

couldn't R