Comments on: Please call your Senators about torture today

By: Randy Paul

Randy Paul — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 21:37:16 +0000

Still hung up on your Greek experiences, Keith?

By: -keith in mtn. view

-keith in mtn. view — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:54:50 +0000

My fraternity was called Lambda Sigma Delta, a few people jumped out windows. That certainly harshed their mellow.

By: rcriii

rcriii — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 22:11:12 +0000

I did not see this until today (Thursday, after the vote). But I sent a letter to both of my Senators (Obama and Durbin) thanking them for their support of this amendment. I copied the letter to my representative (Biggert, R), for what it is worth.

By: Uncle Kvetch

Uncle Kvetch — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 14:55:38 +0000

So don’t start celebrating yet.

Indeed. Today’s Times notes that it faces an uphill climb once it gets to the House. Incredibly enough.

By: fyreflye

fyreflye — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 14:07:58 +0000

Thanks to Matt Weiner for listing the Nays, something neither the online NY Times nor the Washington Post could bother to do.

By: Steve LaBonne

Steve LaBonne — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:56:59 +0000

Still has to survive the conference committee (no such provisionm in the corresponding House spending bill) which will be heavily influenced on the Senate side by some of the “dirty nine”, and the Shrub veto which will will no doubt be upheld by the vote-switches of a sufficient number of Republican wusses. So don’t start celebrating yet.

By: Thompsaj

Thompsaj — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 06:44:33 +0000

Hooray for not torturing people!

By: Kenny Easwaran

Kenny Easwaran — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 04:56:09 +0000

I sure hope Corzine had a good excuse – was he off campaigning for governor?

By: Matt Weiner

Matt Weiner — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 04:05:25 +0000

Voting Nay:

Allard (R-CO)
Bond (R-MO)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cornyn (R-TX, dammit)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-Evil Little Troll)
Stevens (R-AK)

Corzine (D-NJ) not voting.

By: Thomas Nephew

Thomas Nephew — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 02:24:53 +0000

Now le’s see all those “libertarians” launch a vigourous support for the anti-torture amandments.

I can’t say one way or the other about libertarians overall, but the ones I read most often—Jim Henley, Matt Welch—are quite clear about disdaining torture, apologies for it, and policies that lead to it. I know Jim Henley has specifically supported to past efforts on behalf of the McCain amendment—fwiw, “despite” not thinking all that highly of McCain.

By: Clayton

Clayton — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 01:34:07 +0000

Keith, In your fraternity, did they have Palestinian hangings?

By: Mike Russo

Mike Russo — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 01:28:29 +0000

Amendment passed 90-9! AP atory

By: jet

jet — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 00:23:37 +0000

Anyone know if this is a sure thing or not?

By: -keith in mtn. view

-keith in mtn. view — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 22:53:51 +0000

As long as it continues to allow underwear on heads, frat-boy type pranks, and various degrees of subjectively perceived humiliation, I’m for it.

By: Cristobal Senior

Cristobal Senior — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 22:18:36 +0000

Excellent suggestion. Now le’s see all those “libertarians” launch a vigourous support for the anti-torture amandments.
Cristobal Senior