tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944086822158381537.post5561884608050487136..comments2023-11-05T02:03:54.832-08:00Comments on Biped Twilight: The Boumediene caseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944086822158381537.post-70027264496085165382008-06-18T15:25:00.000-07:002008-06-18T15:25:00.000-07:00You are getting warmer, but still greatly conflati...You are getting warmer, but still greatly conflating when it comes to a proper applciation of blame. <BR/><BR/>The Military Commissions Act of 2006, S.3930, was a Republican fest, which was unable to even get close to 50% of the Democratic vote in either house.<BR/><BR/>Senate vote on S. 3930 - September 28, 2006 - <A HREF="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00259" REL="nofollow">Roll 259</A><BR/>Republicans: 53 yeas - 1 nay (Chafee RI) - 1 NoVote<BR/>Democrats: 12 yeas - 32 Nay<BR/>1 Independent, Jeffords (VT) voted nay <BR/><BR/>House vote on S 3930 - September 29, 2006 - <A HREF="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll508.xml" REL="nofollow">Roll Cal 508</A><BR/>Republican: 218 yeas - 7 nays - 5 NoVotes<BR/>Democrats: 32 yeas - 162 nays - 7 NoVotes<BR/><BR/>On <A HREF="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00340" REL="nofollow">September 19, 2007</A>, There was a Senate Roll Call vote to invoke cloture on: The Specter Amenment 2022 to the National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2008 - To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States.<BR/><BR/>Cloture is a vote to end debate on a matter and bring to a vote by the whole Senate. It requires a 60% to pass. this was the way the the Democrats were able to block a handful of Bush judicial nominees, when they were in the minority. The Republicans flogged them mercilessly for their undemocratic methods, and unwillingness to have "A Up or Down Vote". Yet here when it was a call to end debate and have an up or down vote in defense of Natural Liberty, only six Republicans had the temerity to vote in support of habeas corpus rights:<BR/><BR/>Hagel (R-NE)<BR/>Lugar (R-IN)<BR/>Smith (R-OR)<BR/>Snowe (R-ME)<BR/>Specter (R-PA)<BR/>Sununu (R-NH)<BR/><BR/>All 49 Democratic Senators voted for cloture as did the independent, Sanders (VT). The other Independent, Lieberman (CT) and the Rest of the Republicans voted against cloture, except for Chambliss(GA), who was absent that day, and later stated for the record he would also have voted No.<BR/><BR/>This isn't about cheering on the Democrats, I've been a registered libertarian or non-partisan for almost 3 decades. It's about placing blame where it belongs; about proper accountability.IntelligentDeclinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14671022162527115660noreply@blogger.com