Indefinite Detention Law Hall of Shame - List of Senators Who Voted Yes on the NDAA bill (And a list of their twitter accounts)
Posted by StormCloudsGathering December 14, 2011
Below is the list of the Senators who voted yes on the NDAA bill which provides for indefinite detention of "any person who has committed a belligerent act" (See section 1031 (b) 2 of s1867 (National Defense Authorization Act of 2012). The term "belligerent act" is extremely wide and could applied to any form of resistance including protesting in the streets or even speaking out against the U.S. government. Be sure to also visit the list of the twitter ids for the senators who voted for NDAA below.
Voted Yes
Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R, NH]
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK]
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO]
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D, CT]
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO]
Sen. John Boozman [R, AR]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
Sen. Daniel Coats [R, IN]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
Sen. Chris Coons [D, DE]
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC]
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
Sen. Dean Heller [R, NV]
Sen. John Hoeven [R, ND]
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE]
Sen. Ron Johnson [R, WI]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
Sen. Joe Manchin [D, WV]
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
Sen. Jerry Moran [R, KS]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Sen. James Risch [R, ID]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Sen. Marco Rubio [R, FL]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH]
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL]
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
Sen. Patrick Toomey [R, PA]
Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM]
Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO]
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]
Sen. Mark Warner [D, VA]
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS]
Voted No
Sen. Rand Paul [R, KY]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
Sen. Mike Lee [R, UT]
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
Here is a list of twitter IDs for senators who voted for S1867 Defense Authorization act. #NDAA
@senjohnbarrasso @senronjohnson @senrockefeller @sen_joemanchin @pattymurray @us_sen_cantwell @markwarner @senatorleahy @orrinhatch @kaybaileyhutch @senalexander @senbobcorker @johnthune @senronjohnson @grahamblo @senwhitehouse @sentoomey @senbobcasey @jiminhofe @robportman @sensherrodbrown @senjohnhoeven @kayhagan @senschumer @sengillibrand @tomudall @SenatorMenendez @senatorlautenberg @jeanneshaheen @senatorayotte @senatorreid @deanheller @mike_johanns @senbennelson @clairecmc @rogerwicker @alfranken @stabenow @sencarllevin @johnkerry @scottbrownma @senatorsnowe @senatorcollins @davidvitter @senlandrieu @mcconnellpress @moranforkansas @tomharkin @senatorlugar @sendancoats @senatorkirk @senatordurbin @daniel_inouye @senatorakaka @senatorisakson @saxby08 @senbillnelson @chriscoons @senatorcarper @joelieberman @senblumenthal @markudall @mbennet @barbaraboxer @johnboozman @senjohnmccain @lisamurkowski @senatorbigich @senshelbypress @senatorsessions @johncornyn @marcorubio @chuckgrassley @senatorburr @senatorsanders @jimdemint
Senators who voted for the NDAA who do not have twitter accounts:
Kohl (D-WI) Webb (D-VA) Reed (D-RI) Conrad (D-ND) Bingaman (D-NM) Cochran (R-MS) Klobuchar (D-MN) Cardin (D-MD) Mikulski (D-MD) Roberts (R-KS) Kirk (R-IL) Durbin (D-IL) Feinstein (D-CA) Pryor (D-AR) Kyl (R-AZ) Risch (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID)
Following are the senators who voted *against* the act who are on twitter:
@senrandpaul @tomcoburn @senmikelee @senjeffmerkley @ronwyden @senatorsanders
Senators who votes against who are *not* on twitter:
Harkin (D-IA)
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Nice one, @waitingforthestorm.
Right, now for immediate implementation:
I consider voting for this oppressive legislation to be a 'belligerent act' against the American people and in direct contravention of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
So, when can I expect to see these individuals arrested and detained?
These snakes cant pass a balance budget amendment, but this passes 93 to 7! Absolute treason!!
Your list is off by at least one...Al Franken voted 'Nay' : http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm...
I just read that section of the bill and honestly, I think that people are taking that one word and expanding it a bit, however, I can see where this can be twisted to suit a rogue congress, senate, or President's needs.
Belligerent can mean any number of things or something we will never know and this word being in the bill give the government the authority to do whatever they want.
@senatorbigich is mispelled. Should be @senatorbegich. Give em hell.
A great idea but your list of Senators is incorrect. I believe 13 Senators voted against the bill...
Find the list here:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/18/1046736/-National-Defense-Autho...
A great idea but your list of Senators is incorrect. I believe 13 Senators voted against the bill...
Find the list here:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/18/1046736/-National-Defense-Autho...
When you look at these current situations and think about the events in the past that led up to this point, it's hard not to believe that it wasn't planned for longer then a lot of us would like to admit.
Lets think back to when Obama was first running office and one of his promises if elected was to shut down Guantanamo. Was his overall goal was not to abolish acts committed there but to provide a gateway to move the stage onto US soil?
The bottom line is NO ONE should be held for any reason without justification, terrorist or US citizen alike. Isn't that the basis of our moral fibre. How can a civilized world society grow on a foundation of hatred and greed.
If this law falls through the cracks it wont be long before the abuse starts and by then it will be to late. It seems that the seeds for a corporate dictatorship were planted a long time before 9/11.
After reading the aforementioned bill, I can see where one could misinterpret, or take the wording out of context. The bill authorizes the military to detain only those who are covered persons, as is explained in (b) Covered Persons, (2)p.359 : A person who was a part of or substantially supported al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners, including any person who has committed a belligerent act or has directly
supported such hostilities in aid of such enemy forces.
So the Belligerent Act is open for debate, but framed with the wording of al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces taht are engaged in hostilities against the U.S. I don't see how this could be applied to protestors or anyone who speaks out against the government.
Still... thank you for posting this and posting the bill, and creating a forum for ideas and information to pass unregulated and uncensored from the media and government. Kudos and I shall be back to read more. You and your people here are true patriots.
=Michael Callinglast.
My complements.. This is exactly how to handle this. These elected representatives have committed treason and everyone should know about it and they need to be challenged individually.