Habeas corpus, I knew thee not so well
Habeas corpus is the name of a legal action, or writ, through which a person can seek relief from unlawful detention of themselves or another person. The writ of habeas corpus has historically been an important instrument for the safeguarding of individual freedom against arbitrary state action. (Taken from wikipedia)
Thought some people might to see how their state senators voted on this very controversial topic. Both of Pennsylvania's state senators voted Yey.
To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. - Motion Rejected
States that voted Nay (14)
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Alabama: |
Sessions (R-AL), Nay |
Shelby (R-AL), Nay |
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Alaska: |
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay |
Stevens (R-AK), Nay |
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Arizona: |
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay |
McCain (R-AZ), Nay |
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Idaho: |
Craig (R-ID), Nay |
Crapo (R-ID), Nay |
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Kansas: |
Brownback (R-KS), Nay |
Roberts (R-KS), Nay |
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Kentucky: |
Bunning (R-KY), Nay |
McConnell (R-KY), Nay |
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Mississippi: |
Cochran (R-MS), Nay |
Lott (R-MS), Nay |
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North Carolina: |
Burr (R-NC), Nay |
Dole (R-NC), Nay |
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Oklahoma: |
Coburn (R-OK), Nay |
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay |
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South Carolina: |
DeMint (R-SC), Nay |
Graham (R-SC), Nay |
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Tennessee: |
Alexander (R-TN), Nay |
Corker (R-TN), Nay |
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Texas: |
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay |
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay |
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Utah: |
Bennett (R-UT), Nay |
Hatch (R-UT), Nay |
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Wyoming: |
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay |
Enzi (R-WY), Nay |
States that voted Yey (21)
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Arkansas: |
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea |
Pryor (D-AR), Yea |
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California: |
Boxer (D-CA), Yea |
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea |
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Delaware: |
Biden (D-DE), Yea |
Carper (D-DE), Yea |
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Hawaii: |
Akaka (D-HI), Yea |
Inouye (D-HI), Yea |
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Illinois: |
Durbin (D-IL), Yea |
Obama (D-IL), Yea |
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Indiana: |
Bayh (D-IN), Yea |
Lugar (R-IN), Yea |
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Maryland: |
Cardin (D-MD), Yea |
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea |
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Massachusetts: |
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea |
Kerry (D-MA), Yea |
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Michigan: |
Levin (D-MI), Yea |
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea |
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Montana: |
Baucus (D-MT), Yea |
Tester (D-MT), Yea |
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Nebraska: |
Hagel (R-NE), Yea |
Nelson (D-NE), Yea |
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New Jersey: |
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea |
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea |
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New York: |
Clinton (D-NY), Yea |
Schumer (D-NY), Yea |
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North Dakota: |
Conrad (D-ND), Yea |
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea |
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Pennsylvania: |
Casey (D-PA), Yea |
Specter (R-PA), Yea |
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Oregon: |
Smith (R-OR), Yea |
Wyden (D-OR), Yea |
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Rhode Island: |
Reed (D-RI), Yea |
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea |
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Washington: |
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea |
Murray (D-WA), Yea |
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Vermont: |
Leahy (D-VT), Yea |
Sanders (I-VT), Yea |
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West Virginia: |
Byrd (D-WV), Yea |
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea |
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Wisconsin: |
Feingold (D-WI), Yea |
Kohl (D-WI), Yea |
States that were mixed (14)
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Colorado: |
Allard (R-CO), Nay |
Salazar (D-CO), Yea |
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Connecticut: |
Lieberman (ID-CT), Nay |
Dodd (D-CT), Yea |
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Florida: |
Martinez (R-FL), Nay |
Nelson (D-FL), Yea |
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Iowa: |
Grassley (R-IA), Nay |
Harkin (D-IA), Yea |
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Louisiana: |
Vitter (R-LA), Nay |
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea |
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Maine: |
Collins (R-ME), Nay |
Snowe (R-ME), Yea |
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Minnesota: |
Coleman (R-MN), Nay |
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea |
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Missouri: |
Bond (R-MO), Nay |
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea |
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Nevada: |
Ensign (R-NV), Nay |
Reid (D-NV), Yea |
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New Hampshire: |
Gregg (R-NH), Nay |
Sununu (R-NH), Yea |
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New Mexico: |
Domenici (R-NM), Nay |
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea |
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Ohio: |
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay |
Brown (D-OH), Yea |
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South Dakota: |
Thune (R-SD), Nay |
Johnson (D-SD), Yea |
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Virginia: |
Warner (R-VA), Nay |
Webb (D-VA), Yea |
And then there's Georgia, I guess Chambliss wanted to bail on that vote.
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Georgia: |
Chambliss (R-GA), Not Voting |
Isakson (R-GA), Nay |
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1 Comments
Huh, Nebraska kind of suprises me.....
Good luck with site, btw
Posted on 09/19/07 | Reply
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