it started out with senate bill 185 and a house companion bill with one simple goal - restore the habeas corpus rights in the u.s. that had been eliminated with the military commissions act of 2006...bust as these things are wont to do the strategy in the u.s. senate has shifted to supporting an amendment to the department of defense authorization bill...point being that if the amendment to restore habeas can become embedded in the funding authorization bill it's a done deal...
so in the coming days, our senators will have the opportunity to make a critical vote that could restore the fundamental human right to challenge one’s detention before an independent court to people in u.s. custody - primarily but limited to those detainees at guantanamo bay..ergo, please ask your senator to vote for the specter/leahy amendment to restore habeas corpus (s.a. 2022) amending the department of defense authorization bill...
just call the senate switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to speak with your senator's office (you at least need to know who they are)...your talking points for this call:
- it is critical to restore the right of habeas corpus to people in u.s. custody, some who have been held for more than five years without charge or trial.
- the right to challenge the fact and conditions of one's detention is a fundamental due process right and critical protection against arbitrary detention and torture.
- i ask that you vote for the bipartisan amendment s.a. 2022 introduced by senators arlen specter and patrick leahy to restore habeas corpus.
if you only have time to say one thing, ask your senator to vote for the specter/leahy amendment to restore habeas corpus (s.a. 2022) amending the department of defense authorization bill...
and, uh, while you're at it take action and urge your elected officials to close guantánamo ...you know you need to...:-)
peace out <3
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