YES! Senate votes to ban indefinite detention w/o trial!

[UrbScotty]

Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) just tweeted:

The Senate just passed our amendment to ban indefinite detention of US citizens without a trial. It's about time we got this right.

https://twitter.com/ChrisCoons/status/274356506533720064

[LiberalAndProud]

1. Habeus Corpus restored.

I want to celebrate. I really do, but it serves to remind me how much progress these days, is actually only recovery of what has been lost. Still, let's do a happy dance. This is good news.

[ZM90]

2. Nice! About time too! :) n/t

[spanone]

3. k&r...

[rhett o rick]

4. This OP is lacking a lot of detail. What amendment, what does it say? Is the HOR expected to agree?

What about Pres Obama? He was reluctant to remove the language from the NDAA.

Please more information.

[freshwest]

5. My heart is relieved. This is great. Thanks for the report.

[BlueStreak]

6. Without the House, it is just a symbolic vote

Nice to get the symbolic vote on the record. it is a start.

[freshwest]

7. Maybe not. It could be attached to a defense spending bill from the House, no?

If not, in 2014 we can get a House that will make this happen.

[Ter]

13. A lot of far-right Republicans are the ones that oppose drones the most

The NDAA Act last year passed by around 87-13. Those 13 were dominated by tea baggers.

[freshwest]

15. Do you feel that excuses the rest of their agenda?

[Bonobo]

8. Sadly, what often happens...

is the Senate passes it KNOWING the Congress will turn it down.

It is a political game of point-scoring and responsibility avoidance.

[MannyGoldstein]

9. WTF?

Now this is getting downright weird... in a good way.

If this really is as advertised, it's a huge relief.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Good, but we need the house to do it

They don't, we'll be back next congress.

[bvar22]

18. need The House to do it, AND the President to sign it,

...and THAT may be the biggest roadblock.
He kinda likes all the supra-constitutional powers of the American Unitary Executive.

[libodem]

11. Thank you, Jesus

Good day for civil liberties everywhere.

[Ter]

12. Thank you Senators Mike Lee and Diane Fielstein for being so strong on this issue

Their sponsoring of this bill shows we can work together on some things.

[liberal_at_heart]

14. It's about time. I believe this has been a bad mark

on the democrats for a long time.

[UrbScotty]

16. Here's for the morning crowd!

[malaise]

17. America is coming back

That's good for the planet - this was a very important election