Overturning the suspension of habeas corpus required 3/5 majority (60 votes), and they only got 54. Apparently, adhering to constitutional rights now follows party lines. Thanks Norm. Independent and free-thinking as always.
i guess next they're gonna put the kibosh on my freedom to own a gun. gee, and i thought it was them liberals who were gonna pull that one off, whodathunkit?
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Wait, am I missing something? Isn't this a good thing and didn't it pass? Please explain.
Posted by: Ginger | September 21, 2007 11:59 AM
Overturning the suspension of habeas corpus required 3/5 majority (60 votes), and they only got 54. Apparently, adhering to constitutional rights now follows party lines. Thanks Norm. Independent and free-thinking as always.
Posted by: nathan | September 21, 2007 01:16 PM
Bummer.
Posted by: Ginger | September 21, 2007 03:12 PM
ehh, i wasn't gonna use it anyhow.
i guess next they're gonna put the kibosh on my freedom to own a gun. gee, and i thought it was them liberals who were gonna pull that one off, whodathunkit?
Posted by: zra... | September 21, 2007 05:50 PM
Oh, the censorship! The Pain! The injustice of existence! Why, Barrett Chase, why? Why have we been denied?
Posted by: vicarious | September 21, 2007 09:30 PM
Habeas Corpus? I don't know who he is, but he sounds like a terrorist to me.
Posted by: Barrett | September 22, 2007 02:37 AM