[GPSCC-chat] S. 1867 passed

[Gerry Gras]

The vote was 93-7, so every Senator voted.
The No votes were

Coburn  (R-OK)
Harkin  (D-IA)
Lee     (R-UT)
Merkley (D-OR)
Paul    (R-KY)
Sanders (I-VT)
Wyden   (D-OR)

Note that this is 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats, 1 Independent.

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Glenn Greenwald's opinion on this:
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/01/congress_endorsing_military_detention_a_new_aumf/singleton/

Here's another from someone who wrote a book about Guantanamo:
"Deranged Senate Votes for Military Detention of All Terror Suspects and 
a Permanent Guantánamo"
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/02-7

Gerry