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Navigation to yestarday's discussion of the two amendment battles; Graham/Bingaman habeus corpus, and Reid (Levin)/Warner (Frist) on moving forward in Iraq. The latter item is the battle of two amendments that were the subject of the Reid, Levin, Durbin presser. First, a link to the most recent detainee habeus corpus amendment, the battle between Graham and Bingaman ...

Lindsey Graham's S.AMND.2524 modiying Gitmo detainee's access to Article III courts ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1522120/posts?page=45#45

And now a snip of a speech by Lieberman after Levin and Warner detailed their differences. The link below has the full discussion of both issues (habeus & moving forward in Iraq). There are a number of notable quotes, the one below is not completely random, but doesn't give a complete sense of what was going on.

Mr. LIEBERMAN. I worry the partisanship of our time has begun to get in the way of the successful completion of our mission in Iraq. I urge my colleagues at every moment, when we do anything regarding this war, that we consider the ideal and we are confident within ourselves. Not that we are stifling free debate. Free debate, as Vandenberg said, is the necessary precondition to the unity we need to maximize our authority against those who would divide and conquer us. But the point is to make sure we feel in ourselves that the aim of our actions and our words is national security, not partisan advantage.

Now we come to today. After reading that paper on Saturday, I took the original draft amendment submitted by Senator Warner and Senator Frist--it actually wasn't offered, but it was around--and Senator Levin and Senator Reid. I took the amendments back to Connecticut, and last night I looked them over. Neither one expressed fully what I hoped it would, but as I stepped back, I said that these two amendments--one Republican, one Democrat, unfortunate in a way breaking by parties--these amendments are not that far apart. ...

I had other concerns about Senator Levin's amendment, including particularly the last paragraph which I believe creates a timetable for withdrawal, and I think that is a mistake, particularly in the next 3 to 6 months as the Iraqis stand up a new government. It may not be the intention of the sponsors, but it does send a message that I fear will discourage our troops because it seems to be heading for the door. It will encourage the terrorists, and it will confuse the Iraqi people and affect their judgments as they go forward.

Mash here -> 109th Congress - Senate _ November 14, 2005
Navigate to: 16 . NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006


630 posted on 11/15/2005 6:24:43 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

Good morning..do you perhaps have an idea as to when the debates on the Iraqi amendments will start today? I might try to listen it..thanks..


634 posted on 11/15/2005 7:28:44 AM PST by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to pass on her gene pool....any volunteers?)
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