Specter objects to part of detainee bill - Darn, no compromise yet for

[gully]

Republicans!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060924/ap_on_go_co/congress_terrorism

"WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday he has a problem with the Republican agreement on rules for the interrogation and trial of suspects in the war on terror.

President Bush is pushing Congress to put the agreement into law before adjourning for the midterm elections, but Sen. Arlen Specter (news, bio, voting record), R-Pa., said Sunday he "vigorously" disagrees with the habeas corpus provision of the bill.

The provision would allow legal counsel and a day in court to only those detainees selected by the
Pentagon for prosecution. Other terror suspects could be held indefinitely without a hearing.

"The courts have traditionally been open to make sure that individual rights are protected, and that is fundamental," Specter said on CNN's "Late Edition. "And the Constitution says when you can suspend the writ of habeas corpus, in time of rebellion or invasion. And we don't have either. So that has to be changed, in my opinion."

This is good news. Let's hope Republicans continue to disagree so we are not so easily painted the "pro-terrorist" party when we do the right thing and refuse to vote for this legislation.

Make special note of the bullshit Frist spin at the end of the article.

"It's very important, because right now these detainees that we have down in Guantanamo Bay right now, we can't even try them now," Frist said on ABC's "This Week." "Right now, unless we pass this bill, we cannot have an interrogation program continue that we know has been lifesaving that has uncovered terrorist attacks against the United States."

:eyes:

[FogerRox]

1. Hey FRIST... bite ME

[jaysunb]

2. It's always got to be done in a rush, or....

there's going to be dire consequences. I call BULLSHIT !
when will people--especially elected Democrats--ever learn ????? You'd never let anyone do this to you in your personal life. :evilfrown:

[JDPriestly]

3. So Specter still respects at least a couple of lines of the Constitution.

We should be grateful for small favors, I guess.

[Nickster]

4. Don't fall for it. Specter is all bark and absolutely no bite. He'll say

that he objects to it, but when push comes to shove he'll fold like a house of cards just like all the other times. He has no respect at all for the rule of law or the Constitution.

[gully]

5. Well at least it remains open to debate from the R side.

I hope their inner tangle continues.