Comments on: Please Continue Making Calls To Restore Habeas http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:28:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-977924 MarkH Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:13:46 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-977924 <p>Perhaps someone should ask these Senators what the law is which allows the administration to label/identify ANYONE as an ‘enemy combatant’?</p> <p>It certainly puts someone in limbo when the government labels you in such a way that you have no way to claim legal rights. But, where’s the check on the government’s claim that they can label someone that way?</p> Perhaps someone should ask these Senators what the law is which allows the administration to label/identify ANYONE as an ‘enemy combatant’?

It certainly puts someone in limbo when the government labels you in such a way that you have no way to claim legal rights. But, where’s the check on the government’s claim that they can label someone that way?

]]> By: serge http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-977045 serge Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:10:45 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-977045 <p>Got a staffer in Sen Jim DeMint’s office. He was very polite, but he tried the “not Americans, only enemy combatants” argument. I wasn’t buying it. We talked for a long time, debating back and forth (I was vehement, but one must remain courteous), and by the end he said he would inform the Senator of my position. I work in the law business, and I can talk a blue streak. He sounded tired at the end. I thanked him, and now I’m going back to Sen. Graham’s office.</p> Got a staffer in Sen Jim DeMint’s office. He was very polite, but he tried the “not Americans, only enemy combatants” argument. I wasn’t buying it. We talked for a long time, debating back and forth (I was vehement, but one must remain courteous), and by the end he said he would inform the Senator of my position. I work in the law business, and I can talk a blue streak. He sounded tired at the end. I thanked him, and now I’m going back to Sen. Graham’s office.

]]> By: serge http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976938 serge Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:19:41 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976938 <p>I am one of Sen. Graham’s constituents (lucky me), and I’ve been calling to no avail. I can leave a message in opposition, but I have my doubts that anyone will even hear it, much less note it. I keep trying his aide, Walt Kuhn, but he’s like not “available.”</p> I am one of Sen. Graham’s constituents (lucky me), and I’ve been calling to no avail. I can leave a message in opposition, but I have my doubts that anyone will even hear it, much less note it. I keep trying his aide, Walt Kuhn, but he’s like not “available.”

]]> By: Maddy http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976918 Maddy Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:12:00 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976918 <p>I am calling. Mostly no position, god what a frustrating thing it is to ask these people to do the right thing and have them tell you they have no position as yet.</p> <p>Senator, Are you going to eat breakfast tomorrow,dunno I have no position on that as yet.</p> I am calling. Mostly no position, god what a frustrating thing it is to ask these people to do the right thing and have them tell you they have no position as yet.

Senator, Are you going to eat breakfast tomorrow,dunno I have no position on that as yet.

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976895 Adie Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:59:40 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976895 <p>Oh <em>mui</em>. Good for you!</p> <p>I would have been all tongue-tied at the 1st block in the road.</p> Oh mui. Good for you!

I would have been all tongue-tied at the 1st block in the road.

]]> By: mui http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976877 mui Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:47:52 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976877 <p>Maybe this is the thread I should post on:<br /> SA 2022. Restore Habeas corpus.Calling to ask for Hojoe’s decision. As of 3:40, “The Senator has not made a decision yet. Er. . . He’s been supportive in the past.”<br /> (Uh huh. Kinda like Social Security, right?)”Well you will tell him to vote yes for SA 2022, right?” “Of course.”<br /> Sorry, I have very little faith in the “Senator.”</p> Maybe this is the thread I should post on:
SA 2022. Restore Habeas corpus.Calling to ask for Hojoe’s decision. As of 3:40, “The Senator has not made a decision yet. Er. . . He’s been supportive in the past.”
(Uh huh. Kinda like Social Security, right?)”Well you will tell him to vote yes for SA 2022, right?” “Of course.”
Sorry, I have very little faith in the “Senator.”

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976833 Adie Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:19:47 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976833 <p>BTW, for anyone else using e-mail:</p> <p>You’ll find no topics provided at the senators’ websites that are particularly compatible with skewering them over Habeas Corpus.</p> <p>However, lots of them have “National Security” and “Homeland Security” listed prominently, heh.</p> <p>Works for me, anyway. Go Pups!!!</p> BTW, for anyone else using e-mail:

You’ll find no topics provided at the senators’ websites that are particularly compatible with skewering them over Habeas Corpus.

However, lots of them have “National Security” and “Homeland Security” listed prominently, heh.

Works for me, anyway. Go Pups!!!

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976807 Adie Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:10:06 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976807 <p>late to the party, sigh.<br /> finally got a chance to poke Sen. Voino. of OH<br /> per below (I know. Too long. But I had to vent. Apologies ;->):<br /> …….</p> <p>Dear Senator Voinovich:</p> <p>I urge you to</p> <p>SUPPORT Sen. Amend. 2202 — the Restore Habeas Corpus Act.</p> <p>I cannot believe ANY Senator is concerned about National Security, if he votes to withdraw basic rights for U.S. citizens, ignores Geneva Conventions protection for prisoners of war, and acts as if our own Constitution is just some inconvenient rag.</p> <p>There is NO reasonable excuse for dismantling our ages-old system of human rights. Habeas Corpus dates back to before the Magna Carta.</p> <p>The Bush/Cheney administration has dug such a deep hole already that even Pres. Bush admits he doesn’t know what to do to fix the damage. He seems only too willing to dump all the problems he has caused into the lap of the next administration. Do YOU feel that way?</p> <p>If you, like Bush/Cheney, have given up on our country’s system of governance, perhaps you should resign right now, rather than running for re-election.</p> <p>Otherwise, we expect you, as an elected Senator, to work FOR your country and its people.</p> <p>Please SUPPORT SEN. AMENDMENT 2202.</p> late to the party, sigh.
finally got a chance to poke Sen. Voino. of OH
per below (I know. Too long. But I had to vent. Apologies ;->):
…….

Dear Senator Voinovich:

I urge you to

SUPPORT Sen. Amend. 2202 — the Restore Habeas Corpus Act.

I cannot believe ANY Senator is concerned about National Security, if he votes to withdraw basic rights for U.S. citizens, ignores Geneva Conventions protection for prisoners of war, and acts as if our own Constitution is just some inconvenient rag.

There is NO reasonable excuse for dismantling our ages-old system of human rights. Habeas Corpus dates back to before the Magna Carta.

The Bush/Cheney administration has dug such a deep hole already that even Pres. Bush admits he doesn’t know what to do to fix the damage. He seems only too willing to dump all the problems he has caused into the lap of the next administration. Do YOU feel that way?

If you, like Bush/Cheney, have given up on our country’s system of governance, perhaps you should resign right now, rather than running for re-election.

Otherwise, we expect you, as an elected Senator, to work FOR your country and its people.

Please SUPPORT SEN. AMENDMENT 2202.

]]> By: brendancalling http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976747 brendancalling Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:46:04 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976747 <p>DO NOT FORGET BLOBBY CASEY OR HARRY REID: NEITHER HAVE SIGNED ON TO THIS BILL.</p> <p>Blobby’s office has been particularly evasive saying he’s “carefully considering” the bill. WTF? It’s a no-brainer.<br /> 202-224-6324.</p> DO NOT FORGET BLOBBY CASEY OR HARRY REID: NEITHER HAVE SIGNED ON TO THIS BILL.

Blobby’s office has been particularly evasive saying he’s “carefully considering” the bill. WTF? It’s a no-brainer.
202-224-6324.

]]> By: neokneme http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976743 neokneme Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:44:22 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/18/please-continue-making-calls-to-restore-habeas/#comment-976743 <p>Norske — don’t let the name fool you — he’s our guy!</p> <p> <a href="http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/07/10/shooting-stars/#comments">Shooting Stars</a><br /> By: Jane Hamsher</p> Norske — don’t let the name fool you — he’s our guy!

Shooting Stars
By: Jane Hamsher

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