Senate Votes To Let Military Detain Americans Indefinitely, White House Threatens Veto

[tabatha]

WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a controversial provision to let the military detain terrorism suspects on U.S. soil and hold them indefinitely without trial -- prompting White House officials to reissue a veto threat.

The measure, part of the massive National Defense Authorization Act, was also opposed by civil libertarians on the left and right. But 16 Democrats and an independent joined with Republicans to defeat an amendment by Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) that would have killed the provision, voting it down with 61 against, and 37 for it.

"I'm very, very, concerned about having U.S. citizens sent to Guantanamo Bay for indefinite detention," said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), one of the Senate's most conservative members.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/29/senate-votes-to-let-military-detain-americans-indefinitely_n_1119473.html?ref=politics

[Blue_In_AK]

1. This is sickening.

Can we call is fascism yet?

[Tx4obama]

2. Well not really. They only voted so far on the Udall amendment, not the full bill yet

So they have NOT voted yet on the Military Detention section in the FULL bill.

And there is still time for another amendment to be introduced with other wording.

It is normal for several different amendments to be voted on regarding the same issue.

[Blue_In_AK]

4. The Military Detention section should never even have been proposed.

What in the world were they thinking coming up with this bullshit?

[RKP5637]

6. Authoritarianism IMO. n/t

[bluestateguy]

3. Absolutely outrageous. Totally unacceptable to let the military detain anyone indefinitely.

Only Obama should have that right.

:sarcasm:

[BadDog40]

5. Who are these 16 Dems that support this?

[a simple pattern]

7. Traitors all.

Casey (D-PA), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Hagan (D-NC), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Manchin (D-WV), Nay
McCaskill (D-MO), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Nay
Nelson (D-NE), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Shaheen (D-NH), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay

[MNBrewer]

8. These are they

Robert Casey-PA, Kent Conrad-ND, Kay Hagan-NC, Daniel Inouye-HI, Herbert Kohl-WI, Mary Landrieu-LA, Carl Levin-MI, Joe Manchin-WV, Claire McCaskill-MO, Robert Menendez-NJ, Ben Nelson-NE, Mark Pryor-AR, John Reed-RI, Jeanne Shaheen-NH, Debbie Ann Stabenow-MI, Sheldon Whitehouse-RI

[woo me with science]

15. They need to be replaced with real Democrats.

This is serious. This is no game.

[robinlynne]

9. veto. veto. veto. It's there for a reason. USE IT.

[annabanana]

10. Sheldon Whitehouse voted FOR it?!?

I am very surprised.

[msongs]

11. "threatens" veto - is that like a John Conyers "stern" letter? nt

[coalition_unwilling]

12. Buh-bye Constitution:

[a simple pattern]

13. I think I get it

They realized that we realize that there aren't enough cops to beat all the protestors let alone stop a revolution.

[Dawson Leery]

14. No surprise to see "songbird" McCain is a chief sponsor of this monstrosity.

McCain and his little goomba Lindsey Graham have repeatedly supported legislation that undermines the Constitutional protections that we have a right to.

[woo me with science]

16. Veto. Period. No "threatening." It should be a VOW. nt