Reply #63: the text of the McCain Amendment states:

[Trevelyan]

How to Move on With Style - Here is a primer on what you can do to keep the fight going.. first, you might want to read the actual McCain Amendment and then, read the response by McCain when Bush said he would sign the bill.

Call or write Sen. John McCain and press him for a statement regarding the white house position to ignore his amendment. Email straight talk America, McCain's organization - the email address is: [email protected]

Contact your own representative or senator.Note - the text of the McCain Amendment states:

(a) IN GENERAL.--No individual in the custody or under the physical control of the United States Government, regardless of nationality or physical location, shall be subject to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.

Please note how sharply this contrasts to the President's statement

(http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/12/20051230-8.html)

noting that section 1005 does not confer any constitutional right upon an alien detained abroad as an enemy combatant, the executive branch shall construe section 1005 to preclude the Federal courts from exercising subject matter jurisdiction over any existing or future action ..

http://www.straighttalkamerica.com/sta_contents/news/news_121605.shtml