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Current status: Specter Ammendment to allow Habeaus Corpus FAILED 48-51 with Snowe abstaining from the vote.
Rockefeller Ammendment (see below) has FAILED 46-53. Check website below for Senate Roll Call Vote.
Byrd Ammendment (see below) has FAILED 47-52. Check website below for Senate Roll Call Vote.
Kennedy Ammendment (see below) has FAILED 46-53. Check website below for Senate Roll Call Vote.
Link to Senate Roll Call Vote(Updated every 20 minutes)
The following Democratic Senator voted against the Specter ammendment:
Nelson (D-NE)
The following Repulican Senators voted for the Specter ammendment:
Chafee (R-RI)
Smith (R-OR)
Specter (R-PA)
Sununu (R-NH)
Additional Ammendments:
Kennedy Ammendment would specify that the U.S. would consider any of the specific acts mentioned,including water boarding, torture and a War Crime when done against American soldiers/nationlists. FAILED (See above).
Byrd Ammendment (co-sponsored by Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama). Would provide a "sunset" clause on the Detainee bill so that it has to be reviewed in 5 years if it is to be renewed. FAILED (See above).
Snowe abstained from voting for or against the Byrd Ammendment.
NO Democratic Senators voted against the Byrd Ammendment.
The following Repulican Senators voted for the Byrd Ammendment:
Chafee (R-RI)
Specter (R-PA)
Rockefeller Ammendment (co-sponsored by Sen. Feinstein)
"Provides for more congressional oversight of CIA interrogation plan."(Hat tip to valleycat). FAILED.
Snowe abstained from voting for or against the Rockefeller Ammendment.
NO Democratic Senators voted against the Rockefeller Ammendment.
The following Repulican Senator voted for the Rockefeller Ammendment:
Chafee (R-RI)
(Please verify details of above ammendments for yourself as this is strictly interpretation).
Previous diaries:
Live Blog: Senate Torture Hearings VI: Republican Talking Points
thanks to smokeymonkey
Live Blog: Senate Torture Hearings V: More Warner Crap
thanks to highacidity
Live Blog: Senate hearings IV: Kennedy / Byrd Amendments thanks to SallyCat
Live Blog: Senate hearings III: Rockefeller Amendment thanks to BlueInKansas
LIVEBLOGGING: Senate debate on Habeas Corpus II thanks to TheBlaz
LIVEBLOGGING: Senate debating habeas corpus provision now thanks to leevank