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Senate defies threat of veto in terrorist custody vote - Washington Times

Defying a veto threat by President Obama, the Senate voted Tuesday to give the U.S. military first crack at holding al Qaeda operatives, even if they are captured in the U.S. and are American citizens, and also reaffirmed the policy of indefinite detention.

“We’re no longer going to have an absurd result that if we capture you overseas where you’re planning an attack on the United States, we can blow you up or put you in a military prison indefinitely, but if you make it to America, all of a sudden you get Miranda rights and you go to federal court,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who has fought the Bush and Obama administrations on treatment of suspected terrorist detainees.

Tuesday’s 61-37 vote to buck Mr. Obama and grant the military dibs exposed a deep rift within the Democratic Party. Sixteen Democrats and one independent who caucuses with them defied the veto threat and joined 44 Republicans.
 
senate defies threat of veto in terrorist custody vote - washington times

defying a veto threat by president obama, the senate voted tuesday to give the u.s. Military first crack at holding al qaeda operatives, even if they are captured in the u.s. And are american citizens, and also reaffirmed the policy of indefinite detention.

“we’re no longer going to have an absurd result that if we capture you overseas where you’re planning an attack on the united states, we can blow you up or put you in a military prison indefinitely, but if you make it to america, all of a sudden you get miranda rights and you go to federal court,” said sen. Lindsey graham, a south carolina republican who has fought the bush and obama administrations on treatment of suspected terrorist detainees.

Tuesday’s 61-37 vote to buck mr. Obama and grant the military dibs exposed a deep rift within the democratic party. Sixteen democrats and one independent who caucuses with them defied the veto threat and joined 44 republicans.
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