11-30-2011, 08:39 PM
Here is the text of the relevant section: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c1...j:e462417:
whalesong's reporting of it is wrong; the Senate actually rejected the amendment, which was to remove this section (which basically just reaffirms the status quo) and replace it with a requirement that the security apparatus justify the legal basis for detentions (text here, scroll down to SA1107: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?r1...9:e129150:).
So yes, the Senate, including our man Dan Inouye, voted to keep letting the terrorists win, but nothing actually changed. And until voters and legislators stop wetting their pants when they see a guy in a turban, nothing will.
whalesong's reporting of it is wrong; the Senate actually rejected the amendment, which was to remove this section (which basically just reaffirms the status quo) and replace it with a requirement that the security apparatus justify the legal basis for detentions (text here, scroll down to SA1107: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?r1...9:e129150:).
So yes, the Senate, including our man Dan Inouye, voted to keep letting the terrorists win, but nothing actually changed. And until voters and legislators stop wetting their pants when they see a guy in a turban, nothing will.