The article is not well written. The 45-55 vote was regarding one single amendment (S.Amendment 1126 to sec. 1031 of the NDAA) of part of the entire bill (the entire bill, mostly dealing with 2012 money (National Defense Authorization Act), S. 1867, passed 93-7). The Senate voted down the proposed Feinstein amendment to sec 1031 of S. 1867, 45-55, not to explicitly include a provision restricting detention authority to just aliens. So, that leaves the current detention authority re: Americans the same as what it was before the bill. ie., Hamdi controls, ect.

Sec. 1031 of the NDAA, now just basically reaffirms the 2001 AUMF and it's granting of detention authority already in place since 2001. If it didn't limit it to aliens before, it does not now.

However, Sec. 1032 reads: (Sec. 1032) Requires U.S. Armed Forces to hold in custody pending disposition a person who was a member or part of al Qaeda or an associated force and participated in planning or carrying out an attack or attempted attack against the United States or its coalition partners. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirement in the national security interest. Makes such requirement inapplicable to U.S. citizens or U.S. lawful resident aliens.

Since this is an appropriations bill to the military, Obama will not veto it. However, we should wait until there is a final bill with all amendments voted on, passed by both House and Senate.

Fuck you, Op. Shar tries to post a shitty, sensationalist article to liven up the forums and all we get is measured and reasonable points. What is happening to this clan?

Where's a racist idiom from Ghost when you need one?

i blame the aborigines....because they are all loved sooo much in Australia