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by dada
Front paging this because its too important to let it get sidetracked by the phony debate about the surge and Petraeus. Steven D
 It's been a couple of months since we last looked in on the status of S.185, and with congress now back in session, today seemed as good a time as any. Well, I'm sorry to report, nothing much has changed. It appears the restoration of habeas corpus is a low priority issue in the senate. Current status:
6/26/2007: One more senator has signed on, Mark Pryor [D-AR], bringing the number of co-sponsors to 30, but there are still a large number of d's mia. Considering this ought to be a slam dunk, no brainer, l would certainly like to know what their reasoning is for not supporting it. Here's the list of democratic senators who still haven't signed on:
Daniel Akaka (D-HI) I'm asking, once again, for everyone to contact their Senator if they have not signed on to co-sponsor this bill, and to contact Sen. Reid and encourage him to bring it to the floor for a vote. lTMF'sA
Habeas corpus redux v.2.0: Hello? Dems? | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
Habeas corpus redux v.2.0: Hello? Dems? | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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