Stop Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens Without Due Process
UPDATE, December 2, 2011: The NDAA bill, S. 1867, was passed by the Senate yesterday. Several amendments regarding detainee detention were voted on. Rand Paul’s amendment to simply strike Section 1031 was not voted on; however, a compromise amendment by Senator Feinstein to clarify the meaning of Section 1031 was approved by a vote of 99-1. Rand Paul voted for this compromise amendment. The Senate and House versions of H.R. 1867 will now go to a joint Senate-House conference committee where differences in the two versions will be reconciled. The resulting conference report bill will then go back to both houses for a final vote. President Obama has said all along that he might veto H.R. 1867 over the detainee provisions. So this drama over the detainee provisions of Section 1031 and 1032 is far from over; however, Congress will be working at a fast pace in order to be able to go home for Christmas by December 16.
