Senate passes Bush detainee bill

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Published: Thursday September 28, 2006

The US Senate has passed the Detainee Treatment and Trials bill (S. 3930) by a vote of 65-34, RAW STORY has learned.

This follows the US House of Representatives passage of a similar resolution (HR 6166) yesterday, essentially scoring a significant pre-election victory for the Bush administration. Critics have derided the bill as a threat to the right of habeas corpus, which entitles detainees to seek release from unlawful imprisonment.

Twelve Democrats voted in favor of the Senate bill, while one Republican and the lone independent voted against it.

More details on the vote are forthcoming.