US Senate Votes To Ban Torture

[g5000]

US Senate passes defense bill amendment banning torture News DW.DE 16.06.2015

The Senate voted 78 to 21 in favor of the amendment which strengthens current law and makes the US Army Field Manual on Interrogations the standard for all interrogations carried out by the US government.

It also gives the International Committee of the Red Cross access to every detainee held by the US.

Here's a complete breakdown of how every U.S. Senator voted on the bill:

Alexander (R-TN), Yea

Ayotte (R-NH), Yea

Baldwin (D-WI), Yea

Barrasso (R-WY), Nay

Bennet (D-CO), Yea

Blumenthal (D-CT), Yea

Blunt (R-MO), Nay

Booker (D-NJ), Yea

Boozman (R-AR), Yea

Boxer (D-CA), Yea

Brown (D-OH), Yea

Burr (R-NC), Yea

Cantwell (D-WA), Yea

Capito (R-WV), Yea

Cardin (D-MD), Yea

Carper (D-DE), Yea

Casey (D-PA), Yea

Cassidy (R-LA), Yea

Coats (R-IN), Nay

Cochran (R-MS), Nay

Collins (R-ME), Yea

Coons (D-DE), Yea

Corker (R-TN), Yea

Cornyn (R-TX), Nay

Cotton (R-AR), Nay

Crapo (R-ID), Nay

Cruz (R-TX), Yea

Daines (R-MT), Yea

Donnelly (D-IN), Yea

Durbin (D-IL), Yea

Enzi (R-WY), Yea

Ernst (R-IA), Nay

Feinstein (D-CA), Yea

Fischer (R-NE), Nay

Flake (R-AZ), Yea

Franken (D-MN), Yea

Gardner (R-CO), Yea

Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea

Graham (R-SC), Nay

Grassley (R-IA), Yea

Hatch (R-UT), Nay

Heinrich (D-NM), Yea

Heitkamp (D-ND), Yea

Heller (R-NV), Yea

Hirono (D-HI), Yea

Hoeven (R-ND), Yea

Inhofe (R-OK), Nay

Isakson (R-GA), Yea

Johnson (R-WI), Yea

Kaine (D-VA), Yea

King (I-ME), Yea

Kirk (R-IL), Yea

Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea

Lankford (R-OK), Nay

Leahy (D-VT), Yea

Lee (R-UT), Nay

Manchin (D-WV), Yea

Markey (D-MA), Yea

McCain (R-AZ), Yea

McCaskill (D-MO), Yea

McConnell (R-KY), Nay

Menendez (D-NJ), Yea

Merkley (D-OR), Yea

Mikulski (D-MD), Yea

Moran (R-KS), Yea

Murkowski (R-AK), Yea

Murphy (D-CT), Yea

Murray (D-WA), Yea

Nelson (D-FL), Yea

Paul (R-KY), Yea

Perdue (R-GA), Yea

Peters (D-MI), Yea

Portman (R-OH), Yea

Reed (D-RI), Yea

Reid (D-NV), Yea

Risch (R-ID), Nay

Roberts (R-KS), Nay

Rounds (R-SD), Yea

Rubio (R-FL), Not Voting

Sanders (I-VT), Yea

Sasse (R-NE), Nay

Schatz (D-HI), Yea

Schumer (D-NY), Yea

Scott (R-SC), Nay

Sessions (R-AL), Nay

Shaheen (D-NH), Yea

Shelby (R-AL), Yea

Stabenow (D-MI), Yea

Sullivan (R-AK), Yea

Tester (D-MT), Yea

Thune (R-SD), Yea

Tillis (R-NC), Yea

Toomey (R-PA), Yea

Udall (D-NM), Yea

Vitter (R-LA), Nay

Warner (D-VA), Yea

Warren (D-MA), Yea

Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea

Wicker (R-MS), Yea

Wyden (D-OR), Yea

 

[g5000]

The kind of torture that is banned includes waterboarding and rectal feeding.

To learn more about rectal feeding, see my next post.

 

[g5000]

 

[g5000]

Cruz, Paul, and Sanders linked arms and voted against torture.

Rubio abstained.

Graham voted for rectal feeding. Are we suuuuure this guy isn't a fudge packer?

 

[g5000]

Vitter also voted for rectal feeding, but is it really surprising a diaper wearing submissive would?

 

[Moonglow]

The worst part of rectal feeding is pooping out your mouth...

 

[TheOldSchool]

Cool but I suspect those methods will continue, and now they'll just make extra sure that we don't hear about it.

 

[Pogo]

Even Richard Burr wouldn't nay. When even he's on board with it, you gotta be a supreme wacko to hang on the other side.

Can we make it retroactive about.... 12 years?

 

[TheOldSchool]

Even Richard Burr wouldn't nay. When even he's on board with it, you gotta be a supreme wacko to hang on the other side.

Can we make it retroactive about.... 12 years?

 

[JimH52]

The kind of torture that is banned includes waterboarding and rectal feeding.

To learn more about rectal feeding, see my next post.

Bush would disagree....

 

[g5000]

Cool but I suspect those methods will continue, and now they'll just make extra sure that we don't hear about it.

I would not be so sure about that. No interrogator is going to risk going to prison for violating a clear cut law against torture.

 

[Statistikhengst]

The kind of torture that is banned includes waterboarding and rectal feeding.

To learn more about rectal feeding, see my next post.

And gee, only 12 years too late...

 

[Statistikhengst]

US Senate passes defense bill amendment banning torture News DW.DE 16.06.2015

The Senate voted 78 to 21 in favor of the amendment which strengthens current law and makes the US Army Field Manual on Interrogations the standard for all interrogations carried out by the US government.

It also gives the International Committee of the Red Cross access to every detainee held by the US.

Here's a complete breakdown of how every U.S. Senator voted on the bill:

Alexander (R-TN), Yea

Ayotte (R-NH), Yea

Baldwin (D-WI), Yea

Barrasso (R-WY), Nay

Bennet (D-CO), Yea

Blumenthal (D-CT), Yea

Blunt (R-MO), Nay

Booker (D-NJ), Yea

Boozman (R-AR), Yea

Boxer (D-CA), Yea

Brown (D-OH), Yea

Burr (R-NC), Yea

Cantwell (D-WA), Yea

Capito (R-WV), Yea

Cardin (D-MD), Yea

Carper (D-DE), Yea

Casey (D-PA), Yea

Cassidy (R-LA), Yea

Coats (R-IN), Nay

Cochran (R-MS), Nay

Collins (R-ME), Yea

Coons (D-DE), Yea

Corker (R-TN), Yea

Cornyn (R-TX), Nay

Cotton (R-AR), Nay

Crapo (R-ID), Nay

Cruz (R-TX), Yea

Daines (R-MT), Yea

Donnelly (D-IN), Yea

Durbin (D-IL), Yea

Enzi (R-WY), Yea

Ernst (R-IA), Nay

Feinstein (D-CA), Yea

Fischer (R-NE), Nay

Flake (R-AZ), Yea

Franken (D-MN), Yea

Gardner (R-CO), Yea

Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea

Graham (R-SC), Nay

Grassley (R-IA), Yea

Hatch (R-UT), Nay

Heinrich (D-NM), Yea

Heitkamp (D-ND), Yea

Heller (R-NV), Yea

Hirono (D-HI), Yea

Hoeven (R-ND), Yea

Inhofe (R-OK), Nay

Isakson (R-GA), Yea

Johnson (R-WI), Yea

Kaine (D-VA), Yea

King (I-ME), Yea

Kirk (R-IL), Yea

Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea

Lankford (R-OK), Nay

Leahy (D-VT), Yea

Lee (R-UT), Nay

Manchin (D-WV), Yea

Markey (D-MA), Yea

McCain (R-AZ), Yea

McCaskill (D-MO), Yea

McConnell (R-KY), Nay

Menendez (D-NJ), Yea

Merkley (D-OR), Yea

Mikulski (D-MD), Yea

Moran (R-KS), Yea

Murkowski (R-AK), Yea

Murphy (D-CT), Yea

Murray (D-WA), Yea

Nelson (D-FL), Yea

Paul (R-KY), Yea

Perdue (R-GA), Yea

Peters (D-MI), Yea

Portman (R-OH), Yea

Reed (D-RI), Yea

Reid (D-NV), Yea

Risch (R-ID), Nay

Roberts (R-KS), Nay

Rounds (R-SD), Yea

Rubio (R-FL), Not Voting

Sanders (I-VT), Yea

Sasse (R-NE), Nay

Schatz (D-HI), Yea

Schumer (D-NY), Yea

Scott (R-SC), Nay

Sessions (R-AL), Nay

Shaheen (D-NH), Yea

Shelby (R-AL), Yea

Stabenow (D-MI), Yea

Sullivan (R-AK), Yea

Tester (D-MT), Yea

Thune (R-SD), Yea

Tillis (R-NC), Yea

Toomey (R-PA), Yea

Udall (D-NM), Yea

Vitter (R-LA), Nay

Warner (D-VA), Yea

Warren (D-MA), Yea

Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea

Wicker (R-MS), Yea

Wyden (D-OR), Yea

This is going to be all Obama's fault, you know. Because if the military cannot rectally feed anymore, it will lose a lot of manpower.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

No more televised Obama speeches?

 

[Socialist]

I don't see a democrat on there who voted to continue torture... all republicans. Hm..

 

[Kosh]

The kind of torture that is banned includes waterboarding and rectal feeding.

To learn more about rectal feeding, see my next post.

Bush would disagree....

Actually the courts disagreed, but the far left always points fingers in the wrong direction.

CIA Lawyer Waterboarding Wasn t Torture Then And Isn t Torture Now WGBH News

That's ok who needs it anyway when now we can be like Obama and do away with Due Process and just drone them..

 

[Kosh]

I don't see a democrat on there who voted to continue torture... all republicans. Hm..

Makes no different since the far left agrees to do away with Due Process and just drone people..

 

[boedicca]

This GREAT NEWS! This must mean that Obama will not be allowed to make any more speeches during the remainder of his term!

w00t!

 

[irosie91]

I object to the characterization of rectal
rehydration as "torture"-----there are
medical indications for its use. ----maybe
not a whole lot-----but some----

 

[Socialist]

I object to the characterization of rectal
rehydration as "torture"-----there are
medical indications for its use. ----maybe
not a whole lot-----but some----