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To: Ilaine who wrote (204778)	9/29/2006 6:04:49 PM
From: Ichy Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

LOL! So, Foley should have just wagged his finger and said, "I did NOT have sex with that man!"? ;^) You forgot the important part, then he has to blame the Demoncrats for casting aspersions........

To: Ilaine who wrote (204778)	9/30/2006 2:56:19 PM
From: geode00	Respond to of 281500

MILITARY COMMISSION BILL WOULD AUTHORIZE THE INDEFINITE DETENTION OF IMMIGRANTS – WITHOUT ANY ACCESS TO COURTS Synopsis Congress is on the verge of passing a military commissions bill that would authorize the indefinite detention, without access to the courts, of immigrants detained inside or outside of the United States—even if they are not charged with any crime. What began as legislation to regulate the trials of men at Guantánamo has grown so sweeping that it would encompass any non-U.S. citizen picked up anywhere in the world, even permanent legal residents detained inside the United States. This is being voted on in the House of Representatives today and will likely be voted on in the Senate on Thursday. Senators Specter and Levin will be introducing a bipartisan amendment to remove a provision that denies these immigrants access to courts. It is essential that you call your Senators and Representatives and urge them to vote for the Specter Amendment to remove the jurisdiction-stripping provision from the military commissions bill. Particular Senators that we are targeting are Senators Hagel, Lugar, Sununu, Chaffee, Lieberman, DeWine, Collins, Snowe, and Menendez. The White House made drastic changes to the military commissions bill over the weekend. The new version of the bill includes an expansive definition of an unlawful enemy combatant to include anyone determined by a tribunal under the authority of the President or the Defense Secretary to be an unlawful enemy combatant. The bill would deny anyone determined to be an enemy combatant - or anyone "awaiting such determination" - the right to challenge their detention, treatment, or conditions of confinement in court. Recent mass detentions of non-citizens in this country give us reason to fear that this unchecked authority will lead to rampant racial and religious profiling, prolonged detention without reason, physical and psychological abuse. ccr-ny.org I think this is a big boon for tourism...anywhere but the US. Ditto for immigration --- hey, that works for Republican bigots much better than any fence! Zounds, that's just brilliant!