Reply #26: They couldn't stop Graham's amendment [View All]

[jbnow]

Levin argued against it quite powerfully, but we are in the minority and it passed.

So Levin negotiated with Graham to get that amended so they at least had SOME rights of appeal. Under Grahams there was no appeal for anything. Under Graham/Levin they can appeal military court decisions at least, sentences of death or imprisonment for ten years or longer and to challenge his designation as a "combatant."
Levin wasn't happy with it either but he wanted them to have some rights of appeal. He wasn't for the limitations on appeal, his name is on it because he got some appeal rights in.

I was watching C-Span during these debates.