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Senate Military Bill Passes: Prohibits Gitmo Transfers

By Jeralyn, Section Terror Detainees
Posted on Tue Nov 10, 2015 at 02:23:02 PM EST
Tags: Guantanamo, NDAA (all tags)
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The Senate passed the annual NDAA today. (National Defense Authorization Act.) It prohibits the transfer Guantanamo detainees to the U.S. The vote in the Senate was 91 to 3. Obama is expected to sign the bill, notwithstanding his objection to the Gitmo provision.

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    Good for Sanders! (5.00 / 3) (#1)
    by lentinel on Tue Nov 10, 2015 at 05:55:37 PM EST
    One of the three to vote against this bill.

    The vote in the Senate - 91 to 3.

    And Obama set to sign it...
    The tower of jelly...

    Some two party system we have...

    Sanders has guts.
    And, of course, "he can't win"....

    What Was the Reason He Gave? (none / 0) (#4)
    by RickyJim on Wed Nov 11, 2015 at 09:18:28 AM EST
    Three senators -- Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, both Democrats from Oregon, and Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont -- voted against the defense bill.

    GOP Sens. David Vitter of Louisiana and Dean Heller of Nevada and Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio of Florida, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Ted Cruz of Texas did not vote.


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    The fear-based reaction in this Congress, (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by christinep on Tue Nov 10, 2015 at 06:53:23 PM EST
    while not unexpected, is unfortunate.  That said, what is the alternative for a President in a democracy in such a clear, lop-sided vote situation other than what the President is doing?  After all, it is a democracy ... and, the vote was 91 to 3 ... Presidents do have to deal with the reality of how the its citizenry feels ... rightly or wrongly.

    Yeah... (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by ScottW714 on Wed Nov 11, 2015 at 08:51:45 AM EST
    ...if there was only some sort of mechanism for the president to use to keep a bill form becoming a law...

    It's not like he campaigned on the issue or anything.  I guess we should just be happy the ACA didn't land on his desk for repealing.  What a pity it would be for our hapless leader to have repeal his signature legislation due to majorities in Congress.

    Sometimes majority does not equal doing the right thing, but hey, who cares about a bunch of brown people in Cuba violating the Constitution.  He's got hands to shake across the aisle.

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    Agree, but.... (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by christinep on Wed Nov 11, 2015 at 10:44:16 AM EST
    There is more than a semantic difference between a closely divided/somewhat divided Congress (e.g., ACA) and a Congress that is unanimous/near unanimous in its opposition.  Practically, realistically, this is where philosophy and government leadership may not align ... this is where the one-year-left in an Administration argues strongly for allocating one's personal resources as a President to those remaining important issues that need to be done during your tenure.

    Look ... I agree in theory & purpose, but the "snowball's chance in he$$" situation that the President would face here is more than overwhelming.  Rightly or wrongly.

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