Senate Passes Kerry Amendment Demanding Accountability on Secret Prisons

Senate Passes Kerry Amendment Demanding Accountability on Secret Prisons
November 10th, 2005

As reported earlier today, John Kerry offered an amendment on the Senate Floor calling for “Reports on Clandestine Detention Facilities.” The amendment just passed…

Kerry Legislative Victory Forces Administration to Facilitate Congressional Oversight

In an overwhelming rebuke to the Bush administration’s attempt to hide alleged CIA secret prisons from Congress, the Senate voted 82-9 today in favor of an amendment by John Kerry that will require the Director of National Intelligence to report on the reported clandestine detention facilities.

The Kerry Amendment requires classified reports to Congress providing a full accounting on any clandestine prison or detention facility operated by the United States government, regardless of its location.

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the earlier mccain amendment.

who are these idiots, these men of conscious. I want to know.

Says it all.

The most liberal Senator and his liberal ideas!

who voted for torture

They need a beating. :spank:

Nays:

Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
DeMint (R-SC)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Martinez (R-FL)
Sessions (R-AL)
Stevens (R-AK)
Vitter (R-LA)

Not Voting - 9
Alexander (R-TN)
Corzine (D-NJ)
Domenici (R-NM)
Enzi (R-WY)
Hagel (R-NE)
Inouye (D-HI)
Lugar (R-IN)
Santorum (R-PA)
Thomas (R-WY)

Georgia sux

Now that would REALLY suck!

And, he considers it a stepping stone to his future Presidency. (The Theocratic States of America - One Nation Under God)

both my senators (texas) voted for it.

Cornyn and KBH are such mouthpieces for Bush that its hard to comprehend

The sky is falling!

Wow. Surprise.

close and he was involved in something else or home sick or in NE

i think youre new victory would have you voting. wtf?

and Rickyboy didnt cast a vote either? Must be the 34% rating he has, good times.

Senator Kerry and all those who worked on this with him.

Thank you, Senator!

I can't keep up with them all, but I sure love trying.

and, thanks for passing this on!

:toast:

Whether you loved or hated his campaign style last year, the man is a damn good Democratic senator. He knows how to play the Hill.

Kudos to John! :)

n/t

9 voted against this bill!?! Who are they?

What's more stunning is how many Repuks actually crossed-over w/Kerry. Interesting. Very, very interesting. Could it be that none of them support their chimpy-leader? Hmmm... worried about their butts & voters?

a bunch of them, including McCain, voted "no" and then changed their votes a few minutes later. I guess somebody slipped some conscience into their drinks?

It's the latest DC crazy: "Conscience Kool-Aide!"

They drink it heavily now to help back-step away from *2.

FINALLY!! :cry:

Combined with his Iraq plan, he has laid out a strategy and laid the groundwork to hold these thugs accountable.

So much good news! God, it's been such a bitter, gloomy, depressing 5 years.... is that a light I see at the end of the tunnel? :bounce:

to quote a country song, "Lord I hope it aint no train"

Not that this information was leaked. Even if it was done by a Republican. Which it likely was. The real issue here is that these prisons exist in the first place. And that some senators were told about this long ago that sit on the Intelligence committee. This country is looking more a more like Germany circa 1940 every day.

Thank you Kerry and all who supported this!

The right thing to do with Bush- the country cant trust Bush to practice restraint & use tactics that really work. All this creepy S&M Nazi crap is bad for the troops & I doubt it even works.

Another notch for John to call Bush on his bizarre torture record. Call him on it AND do somthing about it.

Today we got to see the John Kerry that the Republican Senators have to deal with on a regular basis. He was diplomatic, but tough. Very persuasive and he didn't give an inch. That nasty old Sen. Warner was not a happy camper, not at all, at all!

A very good day!

and the respect he deserves. Will the MSM pick it up though? So far there seems to be a Kerry blackout. They report the passage, but don't credit it to anyone. Jerks!

didn't vote, he usually locks step with the repugs. I'm trying to figure out just what the heck he does in the DC, other than not respond to any of my letters....

These are the same people who overthrow governments for a living and arm militia groups via arms dealers and from Uncle Sam's secret stashes. I don't think they really care what Sen. Kerry says or thinks.

It may not seem like much, but if your operating budget is in the hands of people who are asking hard questions, it tends to make most smart people a little cautious. They still have to answer to the Budget Committee, Intelligence Committee, Foreign Relations Committee, and the Finance Committee. I get the strong feeling that most Senators on these committees do NOT like being cut out of the loop and are ready to wield budget and regulatory axes quite readily.

the CIA has "black budgets." They finance their money through all kinds of crazy ways that aren't detectable. That's why I don't criticize them that much. These people scare the living shit out of me. Anybody who can track down a person and kill them 10,000 miles away from a remote controlled drone is fucking scary.

:bounce:

:applause:

Since this vote was over 2/3 majority, even Bush veto this bill, it will be automatic go into effect.. Am I right, or wrong?

(whether it is automatic or not)??

This is an amendment on the defense(?) bill. The Senate bill and a house bill will have to go to reconciliation. There have been times they've stripped things out but with Warner, armed service chair, and Frist voting yes, maybe this won't be a problem, unless Bush threatens to veto the whole bill.

Only after reconciliation will it go to Bush. If it goes to him it's very likely he'll sign it - because he has used the reconciliation process to eliminate what he doesn't like.

:kick:

Stick it to 'em!

how did I miss this yesterday? This is the first I've heard of it. Way to go, JK!

I'm so glad it passed!

...why he voted FOR TORTURE. Jim Pederson (former state Dem. chairman) just may have a shot at it at that seat now. Hope Kyl invites Bush/Cheney to campaign for him!