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US Senate Fails To Reinstate Habeas Corpus

Posted by kdawson on from the bound-by-oath-or-affirmation dept.

Khyber notes that yesterday a vote in the US Senate fell four votes short of what was needed to restore habeas corpus — the fundamental right of individauls to challenge government detention. Here is the record of the vote on the Cloture Motion to restore Habeas Corpus. Article 4 of the US Constitution states that habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless in cases of rebellion and invasion when the public safety may require it.

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  1. Re:Disgustingly Partisan Vote by Rogerborg · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Not 'partisan'. Republican.

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