Senator Leahy - Drafting Bill To RESTORE HABEAS RIGHTS!!!

[kpete]

Sen Leahy - Drafting Bill To RESTORE HABEAS RIGHTS!!!
DEMOCRATS WILL REVISIT MILITARY HABEAS DEBATE
Likely Chair Leahy Objects to Limits on Detainees' Rights


Sen. Patrick Leahy's first efforts as probable Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee will be to
hold hearings to restore some of the habeas rights taken away by the Military Commissions bill.

Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, who is expected to become chairman, confirmed Thursday that he is drafting a bill to undo portions of a recently passed law that prevent terrorism detainees from going to federal court to challenge the government's right to hold them indefinitely.

Leahy's goal is to "try and do something to reverse the damage," said his spokeswoman, Tracy Schmaler.

http://pda-appellateblog.blogspot.com/2006_11_01_pda-appellateblog_archive.html#116317805789890859

[babylonsister]

1. YES! This cannot be done soon enough! Go, Senator!

:patriot: :patriot:

[texpatriot2004]

2. Oh thank goodness nm

[cool user name]

3. THIS IS HUGE!!! (OR HUGH)

Thank you, kpete!

[file83]

59. Hey, be SERIES!!!1! This is important stuff!!!

:rofl:

[Jawja]

4. YES!

And I hope they plan to amend the Orwellian "Patriot" Acts as well.

[earth mom]

5. YES! YES! YES!

:woohoo:

[myrna minx]

6. This whole week has been a dream.

Woot! :bounce: We HAVE taken our country back. :cry: :bounce:

[SusanaMontana41]

35. What myrna said.

:thumbsup:

[myrna minx]

57. Welcome to DU, SusanaMontana41.

Victory feels really, really good! :hi:

[tenndem1]

117. What Myrna and SM41 Said

It just gets better every day!

A conversation between my husband and some of his Republican acquaintances:

Husband: "The American people have spoken."
Repubs: "Oh, really? What did they say?"
Husband: "Bite me!"

[Maraya1969]

136. Welcome to DU tenndam!

Great to have you here. :hi:

[thereismore]

7. Sen Leahy, that's the 2nd best piece of news since Tuesday!

Thank you! :cry: :hug: :loveya: :applause:

[theboss]

8. Isn't it amazing what winning allows you to do?

Remember all those gutless Dems who wouldn't stand up to Bush? Well, with the ability to stand up, comes the guts.

[kestrel91316]

9. And Bush will wind up on record opposing it. Which will be duly

noted in the history books, lol.

Somebody needs to have a quiet word with him about his historical legacy...........

[cali]

10. That's my Senator!

And I couldn't be gladder of it.

[democrank]

19. Mine too.

Now we`re getting down to business!

[WritersBlock]

47. Lucky you... I've got Landrieu. Maybe she'll wake up. n/t.

[Auntie Bush]

123. Mine too! We got the best! I Love Vermont!

Maybe I should say Vermonters because we da people put our great Representatives in office. We know what's good when we see it.

[Horse with no Name]

11. Great news!

:thumbsup:

[blue agave]

12. "try and do something to reverse the damage,"

I'm afraid we'll be saddled with this responsibility now for generations to come ...

[wryter2000]

13. OMG, OMG, OMG

Oversight committee and now this. It never stops.

Just put in a provision that prohibits signing statements.

[madokie]

14. Theres a man who knows his priorities

[foo_bar]

38. Leahy's a friend of the Constitution

I am turning my World Wide Web page black for 48 hours as part of the protest by my fellow Internet users against the online censorship provisions of the new telecommunications law. The online censorship provisions should be repealed, and I plan to introduce legislation to do just that.

I was one of five Senators who voted against this legislation, in large part because of what I believe are unconstitutional restrictions on what we can say online. I hope you will take the time to read my full statement on the telecommunications law contained on my web-page. While I do not condone the transmission of obscene material or child pornography on the Net, I believe the solution proposed in the telecommunications law will do more to harm the use and growth of the Net without combatting the problem for which it is intended.

http://www.eff.org/Censorship/Internet_censorship_bills/leahy_0296_cda_repeal.announce

Senator Patrick Leahy moved Friday to repeal the Communications Decency Act--the section of the Telecommunications Act that levels criminal penalties against individuals who use "indecent" language or discuss matters over the Internet that may be deemed "indecent" by some prosecutors. Leahy said the new law, already the subject of a nationwide protest by computer operators and consumer groups, is "blatantly unconstitutional."

http://leahy.senate.gov/press/199602/960209.html

[gademocrat7]

The restoration of our civil liberties has begun.

[Jacklyn75]

15. YES!!! n/t

[Blue State Blues]

16. What a relief

With this news, it feels like a weight has been lifted off my chest. I didn't realize how bad it has been, but it really feels like I can breathe again. I was wondering how long it would take -- if they would have to repeal it or wait for a court challenge.

[Swamp Rat]

17. k&r

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[cspanlovr]

18. Thank Gods!

[Land Shark]

20. GREAT NEWS! Except "some" is a problem word, there is NEVER

a need for the government (as it must with habeas) to show that it is legally holding people SOME of the time. ALL OF THE TIME, or else it's either not a right we own, or else it is not a human right (one owned by all) and is only a right owned by some.

The citizen noncitizen distinction is misleading in several major respects not the least of which is that we are supposed to have a government of limited powers, not unlimited powers. The rights come from an endowment by our creator, as jefferson put it. The creator doesn't care that much about citizenship questions. Even more importantly, the sugguest that a noncitizen exception makes any kind of moral, ethical, or human rights sense is nearly as offensive as hitler arguing to germans that they need not worry the camps are not intended for good german citizens....

[kpete]

43. I agree with you Land Shark -

"SOME" is a problem word - so diluted...

I would prefer to hear the word "ALL"

[mmonk]

44. You're correct. Many legal residents of the US are treated

horribly right now as I type. Many are gathered up and either held indefinitely or are being returned to their "country of origin" though they are not a danger nor have been since they've been here.

[Pacifist Patriot]

95. I concur!

[AliceWonderland]

104. Well said, Land Shark. n/t

[bleever]

133. This really

needs to be its own separate post.

And then, go to the top of the Greatest page. It's that powerful, that important, and that essential to the nature of American democracy.

[tavalon]

21. Thank you, thank you, thank you

Kicked and recommended.

[jilln]

22. There they go, aiding and abetting terrorists again!!!!

(sarcasm, obviously)

[babylonsister]

23. Sent to KO, because you

just know he'd never find this lil nugget on his own! ;)

[CrispyQ]

24. Yes! Yes! Yes!

k&r

[keepCAblue]

25. Kick and recommend!! eom

[incapsulated]

26. Thank you, Senator!

THIS is what this win really meant!!

:bounce:

[Generator]

27. Let's hope the MCA is really screwn.

Yeah!

[bunny planet]

28. Yes, one of our greatest statesmen begins to address the myriad of wrongs

done to our nation and our Constitution.
Thank you Senator Leahy!!!

[moc]

29. Yes! I LOVE Leahy!

:patriot:

[progressoid]

30. Ha ha - Sean Hannity is gonna pop a blood vessel over this!!!

[longship]

31. That's what I'm talkin' about!

Go Patrick! Go!!!

[Tuesday_Morning]

32. Wonderful news!

[B3Nut]

33. Now THAT'S a REAL American!

Not a traitor to the name and spirit and Constitution like...well...everyone who supported trashing the Great Writ to begin with.

Go Sen. Leahy! :woohoo:

Todd in Beerbratistan

[Zomby Woof]

34. GOOD

No, GREAT NEWS.

I just do not see how this cannot be reversed. It MUST be reversed.

Thank you Senator Leahy.

[LilyLibber]

36. Fantastic news!

Our civil rights and the Constitution are on their way back! :patriot: :woohoo:

[nam78_two]

37. WOOOO FRICKING HOO

:bounce::bounce: :bounce:

I think if I were to ever meet Sen.Leahy I might just lose control and go give him a bear hug :)!
I love that man....

[Beetwasher]

39. YEAH BABY!!!! LET FREEDOM REIGN!!!!!!!

I love that guy!

[mirandapriestly]

40. We're getting our country back! hooray! eom

[Jacobin]

41. Man, this is a good week

I'm exceptionally proud of our Democratic members.

[twilight_sailing]

42. Can't wait to see

Bush veto this one. :tinfoilhat:

[BootinUp]

45. Now we're talkin! I mean doin! This is a moral imperative!

:)

[klook]

46. Leahy eloquently condemned this legislation in Sept.

Leahy's statement from the floor of the Senate on Sept. 28:

It grieves me to think that three decades in this body that I stand here in the Senate, knowing that we’re thinking of doing this. It is so wrong. It is unconstitutional. It is un-American. It is designed to ensure the Bush-Cheney administration will never again be embarrassed by a United States Supreme Court decision reviewing its unlawful abuses of power. The Supreme Court said, ‘You abused your power.’ He said, ‘Ha, we’ll fix that. We have a rubber stamp, a rubber stamp, Congress, that will just set that aside and give us power that nobody, no king or anybody else set foot in this land, ever thought of having.’

On the Sept. 29th Democracy Now! program, Amy Goodman played the comments of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and asked Leahy to comment.

SEN. JEFF SESSIONS: It was never, ever, ever, ever intended or imagined that during the War of 1812, that it British soldiers were captured burning of the Capitol of the United States, as they did, that they would have been given habeas corpus rights. It was never thought to be. habeas corpus was applied to citizens, really, at that time, and I believe that that’s so plain as to be without dispute.

SEN. PATRICK LEAHY: Well, I wish it was as plain as he says. Of course, in the Hamdan decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has made it very clear that it is available in somebody captured. In a case like what he was talking about, if somebody had been captured there and held in prison, and they said, “You have the wrong person,” they could at least raise it. And you also have, of course, under the Constitution, that habeas can be suspended if there is an invasion, if there is an insurrection. We have neither case here. Even the most conservative Republican legal thinkers have said this is not a case to suspend habeas corpus.

You know, they can set up all the straw men they want, but the fact is this allows the Bush administration to act totally arbitrarily with no court or anybody else to raise any questions about it. It allows them to cover up any mistakes they make. And this goes beyond just marking everything “secret,” as they do now. Every mistake they make, they just mark it “secret.” But this is even worse. This means somebody could be locked up for five years, ten years, fifteen years, twenty years. They have the wrong person, and they have no rights to be able to say, “Hey guys, you’ve got the wrong person.” It goes against everything that we’ve done as Americans.

You know, when things like this were done during the Cold War in some of the Iron Curtain countries, I remember all the speeches on the Senate floor, Democrats and Republicans alike saying, “How horrible this is! Thank God we don’t do things like this in America.” I wish they’d go back and listen to some of their speeches at that time.

A very worthwhile research project would be to find speeches by American Senators and Congressional reps condemning other countries' lack of habeas corpus protection.

[tiptoe]

48. It's a beginning. K & R!!

[Pastiche423]

49. My appreciation, Senator Leahy!

A true statesman.

[autorock]

50. The neocons are probably sh*tting bricks

We all know how much they've done to expand the president's authority in the past six years...

[elehhhhna]

142. GOOD! I hope it hurts! Welcome to DU, autorock.

[WinkyDink]

51. THIS is why WE HAD TO WIN. To become AMERICA again.

To TRULY respect those who have died for this nation, going back to 1773.

God bless us, everyone.

[Wiley50]

52. We need " The Constitution Restoration Act of 2007"

and we need it quick

[Wiley50]

87. BTW Did Everebody See This Closely Related Thread?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2677112

[mapatriot]

53. The best!!

As I have believed for twenty years, Pat Leahy is the most underated member of the Senate. He's truly the "conscience of the Senate".

[blondeatlast]

54. Shout it with me: OFF-ENSE! OFF-ENSE! OFF-ENSE!

They made the rules but WE HAVE THE BALL!

[malaise]

55. Great news

K&R

[distantearlywarning]

56. Now that's some terrific news!

This was my #1 priority for the new Congress, and I was going to write and tell them so.

[bbgrunt]

58. absolutely wonderful. A big Kiss to Leahy!!!

[Nikki Stone1]

60. This was first on my wishlist. Thank you, Senator Leahy!

Woohoo!

[Dangerously Amused]

61. Finally, I am no longer ashamed of my government!

Oh please let all this good news travel with godspeed to the rest of the world!

[porphyrian]

62. Kick for sanity. - n/t

[bobbie]

63. Oh baby, this just gets better and better.

Can't imagine what Cheney would say to him now--"Fuk your corpus and the habeas you rode in on."

[SammyWinstonJack]

64. !!

:woohoo:

[bobbolink]

65. A TRUE Dem!

:patriot:

OK, now I'm starting to feel some hope...

:bounce: :party: :bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

66. Now you're talkin'!!!!!

:bounce:

[in_cog_ni_to]

67. Thank You G-d!!!!!!

And Patrick Leahy! I love my party.:loveya:

[MoonRiver]

68. GOOO LEAHY!!!!

:bounce::yourock::bounce:

[AlamoDemoc]

69. Thank you, Sen. Leahy, your great American

[leveymg]

70. Looking forward to those Senate Judic. Comm hearings!

[last1standing]

71. This is honestly the most important piece of legislation ever.

We need to not only support Pat Leahy in this but also to make sure we email, fax, call and petition every senator and DEMAND they vote to restore Habeas Corpus. Without that we are nothing.

[Disturbed]

79. I was astounded and depressed that any Dems

voted for this shit in the 1st place. Every Dem better stand behind Sen. Leahy once the Bill is on the floor.

[SammyWinstonJack]

98. I was astounded that ANY Congressperson voted for this shit in the first place.

We are all Americans first, after all.

[pacalo]

72. I'm so glad Leahy will be in charge of the judicial committee. This is awesome news.

[midnight]

115. Who was in charge of judicial committee?

Was that Sennsenbrenner?

[pacalo]

128. Arlen Specter.

Remember how he tried to give Russ Feingold a hard time when he stood up for censuring Bush?

Also, Specter tried to give the impression he's centric & fair, but he's as big a rubberstamper as any of the Republicans.

(Sorry I didn't answer sooner. :) )

[gully]

73. Awesome news!

!

[Fleshdancer]

74. this sounds like another DU flower drive event

If the new and improved Congress can get this through, I'll gladly do my part to drown Leahy's office in roses. :)

[Patsy Stone]

75. So very recommended!

Kick, kick, kick!

[dogday]

76. Great and my man Russ Feingold should

be on this committee as well... I love to see him in action....

[treestar]

77. Go Patrick! This IS priority number one!

The fascist wannabes shall be screwn!

[RedStateShame]

78. In translation:

No, Mr. Cheney!! You go fuck yourself!

[AnnInLa]

80. Won't bushie just issue a signing statement if it

became law? I read a thoughtful piece online somewhere that he will "rule" by signing statements, necessitating taking some of these issues to the Supreme Court, which is a slow, slow process. Also, do we have the votes to override a pres. veto? Or to initiate cloture, if there is a filibuster (which is kinda ironic.)

[Q3JR4]

81. If * vetoes the legislation,

Democrats should add this to any bill they pass that goes before the president for a signature, even budget legislation. Monkey boy can't vetoe everything that goes across his desk.

Q3JR4.

[buddysmellgood]

82. YEAHHHHHHHH! Go Dude go!

[AzDar]

83. Excellent! n/t

[Cameron27]

84. OMG the Dems are moving fast!!!!

Patrick Leahy I love you.

Habeas returns!!!!!:toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :toast:

[Gwerlain]

85. Yes. Our business FIRST.

Not to mention, this has always struck me as more like the pResidential Protection from Prosecution for War Crimes bill than anything to do with fighting terrorism. Notice how Shrubya wants to retroactively justify the NSA wiretapping, too? Any questions?

[Selatius]

86. Another reason why voting Dem was good in 2006

It gave them control over the committees.

[Junkdrawer]

88. I'll take "reverse the damage" over "doomed attempt at impeachment"...

every day of the week.

[piedmont]

89. I hope it goes the distance.

Like others here have said, it has to go ALL THE WAY in its measures or habeas corpus is still severely wounded.

[robinlynne]

90. I thgouht Conyers was head of the judiciary committee. Is it one committee in the

senate and one in the congress?
(feeling stupid right about now.)

[cali]

92. Don't feel stupid

You've got it. There's a judiciary in the House and the Senate. Both important, but as the Senate functions in the advice and consent role regarding judges, the Senate is considered the more critical of the two committees.

[barbtries]

91. what took 'em

so long? :)

can't happen soon enough...

[Uncle Joe]

93. Kicked and recommended for the honorable Senator Leahy

:patriot:

:kick:

[u2spirit]

94. Leahy to Darth

Go fuck yourself

[Hekate]

96. YES, LORD! CHECKS AND BALANCES ARE RETURNING TO CONGRESS!

:woohoo:

Hekate

[Warren DeMontague]

97. Well, sure. Leahy's a Deadhead.

We Kick Ass.

[katinmn]

99. Great news! I think a lot of time will be spent undoing what the

GOP did. But it must be done.

Thank you, Senator Leahy!

Now will someone (Sen Feingold) please start working on undoing the Patriot Act?

[Oldenuff]

105. Thank you Sen. Leahy

And thank you katinmn for stating the other terribly important issue of undoing the unPatriotic Act.For those of you who might not be aware...The DHS wants citizens to apply for "permission" to leave or re-enter the country after the 14th of January '07.

The real ID act needs to go also..we don't need no stinking ID cards.

http://sianews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3023

Something has to be done or we are sunk as a democracy.

[pissedoffprogressive]

100. I'm so happy I could cry. I want my rights back

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

101. Now THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!

:evilgrin:

As much as I loathe using that line, it fits perfectly here. :rofl:

That's exactly the kind of thing I need to hear right now- Nancy can sit in a corner and fondle her gavel for all I care, as long as the REAL Democrats get off their asses and take our country back for us!

:toast:

[DemExpat]

102. This is the BEST Christmas EVER.....

all the actions to be initiated so quickly - can this be true????

:bounce: :kick: :bounce: :kick: :bounce:

DemEx

[Rainscents]

103. WOW... Good news keep on coming!!!

[smirkymonkey]

106. Thank you Senator Leahy!

I must say I am very impressed with our new government so far!

[electron_blue]

107. Yay! Patriot Act next stop, please.

[bonito]

108. Kick!!! n/t

[opihimoimoi]

109. The result of hard work(BLUE WAVE) is worth if it means a restoration...

So Far So Good with the WIN...

[Terri S]

110. YES!!!

as I recall, he was the only one to really speak up about this in Congress after the MCA passed!!

Good man!!!!

[David Zephyr]

111. And call it "THE HABEAS CORPUS RIGHTS ACT". Demand an "up or down" vote.

Here you are Republicans: vote up or down on "The Habeas Corpus Rights Act". Up or down.

[CarbonDate]

135. Right to Fair Trial Act

None of this fancy Latin-speak. Spell it out for 'Murkans.

[Olney Blue]

112. Tears of joy.

[cadmium]

113. NUMBER ONE PRIORITY 100% support

This can be done in short order for sure.

[Clarkie1]

114. The Constitution is the most powerful weapon we have to defeat terrorism.

Thank you Senator Leahy!

[AntiFascist]

116. Let's not quite there....

:rofl:

:kick:

[tlsmith1963]

118. This is Fantastic!

While they are at it, they should stop the wiretapping too, or at least have some oversight.

[spanone]

119. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYE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[williesgirl]

120. Feeling better already - so hopeful - what a change! recommended

[Straight Shooter]

121. Protect our troops by taking the high road, America. Thank you, Sen. Leahy.

:patriot:

[orleans]

122. thank god (and i'm not even religious!) n/t

[Cobalt Violet]

124. But Democrats don't stand for anything.

We don't have a message.

:sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm:

[RevolutionStartsNow]

125. Pat Leahy is a Patriot! This is what we mean by taking our country back!

The Dems have MOMENTUM...let's use it!

[upi402]

126. RIGHTS! oh yeah...

almost forgot about those things.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Canuckistanian]

127. Welcome back to the 14th century!

Now, you can work on the bringing the nation back up to the 21st century!

[Tigress DEM]

129. YES! YES! YES! OMG Political O! nt

[bleever]

130. To save democracy, first stop the bleeding.

They opened an artery with that one.

[Tigress DEM]

134. ROFL!! You got that right!

[PtotheJ]

131. what great news.

[KatieB]

132. YES - Olbermann must pick this up

and tell America.

[emald]

137. fantastic, this is a priority, the first thing to do

without a doubt the worst of the bushits attacks on the constitution. the little decider should be in prison for violating his oath of office to uphole and defend the constitution. he should be in prison for many things but this one is way beyond the pale. doing away with habeus was the worst assault against the people of this country.

[Lil Red]

138. THANK GOD!!!

With everybody on MSM talking about everything BUT the Military Commissions Act, it's a relief to hear that somebody knows how critical it is. WE WILL NOT GO BACK TO THE DARK AGES!!!

[springhill]

139. It makes me nervous though........

when it says some of the habeus rights. How about all of our rights.

[melody]

148. Maybe a matter of the Bill addressing different problems

He may have to draft more than one piece of legislation to effectively and permanently address the problem, depending upon the way President Draco has done this.

[FernBell]

140. k&r

[lady lib]

141. Whew! What a relief!!

:patriot:

[cureautismnow]

143. Excellent News!

The next damage reversal ought to be wiping out the {Un}Patriot{ic} Act. Rock on, Leahy! :woohoo:

[La Coliniere]

144. It's Imperative that

this be at the top of the Democratic agenda. ALL habeas corpus rights need to re-established, not just "some".

[imperial jedi]

145. hurray!!!

:woohoo::applause::woohoo::applause::woohoo::applause::woohoo::applause::woohoo::applause::woohoo::applause::woohoo::applause::woohoo::applause::woohoo::applause::woohoo::applause::woohoo::applause::woohoo::applause:

[NYYFan]

146. PRAISE GOD !

Go Pat, GO !

[mcscajun]

147. Bravo, Sen. Leahy!!

:patriot:

The avalanche begins...

[NastyDiaper]

149. Did we really sweep?

Or is it actually 5:50am Tuesday 11/7.

And I am dreaming some kind of what-if scenario on a fantasy DU session.

Where Barbara Boxer will take over for Inhoffe.

And Leahy with Reid will talk about the great paper, while sparing me from Frist's passionate speeches on flag burning.

And my alarm clock is ten minutes from pounding me awake?

[uppityperson]

150. very very very good.

[stepnw1f]

151. This will Be a Winning ISSUE for 2008

HUGHE!!!111!!!1!1