Six Senate Republicans

[progressoid]

First, every Democrat in the Senate supported restoring habeas, including conservative Dems from red states who are up for re-election. There is a patriotic party that’s still willing to stand up for American principles; it’s called the Democratic Party.

Second, six Senate Republicans had the decency to break party ranks on the issue: Sens. Snowe (Maine), Sununu (N.H.), Specter (Pa.), Hagel (Neb.), Lugar (Ind.), and Smith (Ore.).

And third, Joe Lieberman supported the Republican filibuster and voted with the GOP. What a disgrace.

Keep in mind, this was just the vote to allow a vote. It’s one thing for conservatives to oppose habeas corpus, but these guys wouldn’t even allow an up-or-down vote on a basic principle of Western Civilization.

Indeed, it’s horrifying to think that supporting habeas is suddenly “old school” — as in Magna Carta in 1215 old school.

But that’s where we’ve come, thanks to the radicalization of today’s Republican Party.

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/12933.html

[BOSSHOG]

1. And the assholes who oppose habeas corpus

are the same cock swilling sluts who wrap themselves in the constitution ensuring us how American they are at every opportunity.

[TomInTib]

6. Exactly

If we ever re-discover the Constitution of the United States of America (you know, that goddamned piece of paper that you and I served to defend and protect), we should make forty-something copies and ram them up some selected, hypocritical asses.

[bdamomma]

13. hypocrites.

[Benhurst]

2. It's past time for Susan Collins to go!

[The Stranger]

3. War Party cuts across Democratic, Republican and Independent lines.

[tridim]

4. Yet we'll still see dozens of posts today blaming the Dems.

This snap judgement, blame the Dems first bullshit really needs to stop.

[TwilightGardener]

5. Unbelievable. Thanks and kudos to those six Repubs with a conscience.

[old guy]

10. Snow changed her vote after the results were in.

No kudos for her.

[TwilightGardener]

11. Yes--I saw that little weasel maneuver. No kudos (or conscience) for her.

[progressoid]

12. Grrr. I hadn't heard that.

No kudos indeed.

[LeftishBrit]

7. The Republicans seem to be the ones with a 'pre-9-11' mindset...

as in 'pre- the year 911 A.D.'

I'm glad that all the Dems voted for decency, and that a few Republicans did too.

[progressoid]

8. Yes. Too bad it was only a vote to vote.

Sadly, I wonder how many Americans even know what this is about. It's not O.J. or Brittany Spears so...:shrug:

[me b zola]

9. While I'm glad that Smith voted on the side of the Constitution...

...I wouldn't jump to attribute his vote to Smith being a man of conviction or (good)character.

Smith is up for re-election in Oregon and I think that he and the powers that be are worried sick that he will be defeated in the general election. Also, we know that the publicans are good vote counters, so he may well have voted "safely" with the blessing of the powers that be.