Beholden

On Sunday, Senator Arlen Specter said that he “vigorously” disagreed with the habeas corpus provision of the bill, and yesterday when he introduced an amendment to remove the provision, he said: “What this bill would do is take our civilization back 900 years to before the adoption of the writ of habeas corpus in medieval England.” 

So how did Senator Specter vote? 

“Yea”

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I am a lifelong resident of the Puget Sound and have lived in Seattle for the past 27 years. I am married and have two kids and I have a demanding job. All of those things take up a great deal of my time, otherwise you'd see more content on this blog. What I'm reading: Telegraph Road, by Michael Chabon; West of Rome, by John Fante, The Big Burn by Timothy Egan. Favorite Films: Apocalypse Now, Brazil, Silence of the Lambs, No Country for Old Men. What I'm listening to: Bob Dylan, Lydia Loveless, Richard Hawley, Nick Cave, Cat Power.

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