Reply #81: I saw the debate when they were arguing it in the senate.

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Levin and someone else (I can't remember who) was battling Graham tooth and nail. Graham wanted zero American court judicial review for Guantanamo detainees. He said the inmates were filing frivolous claims that they couldn't watch the TV channels they wanted or didn't have the books they wanted to read.

Levin insisted there had to be provision for cases to be reviewed by a civil court so people could not be held without cause. The compromise was reached that any death penalty case was automatically heard and anyone with sentence of ten years or more would also have access to judicial hearing. I believe there is a special court where these cases are heard in Washington.

Any detainees with other complaints could submit their cases if not frivolous, and the court would decide the merits of whether they would hear the case.

Levin saved it from being much much worse than it would have been. Levin made it clear there would have been a showdown if Graham didn't revise from what he originally wanted.