> > > I don't understand why this bill ever made it > > > to the floor of the Senate under Democratic > > > leadership... > > > > > So, why do you suppose the majority of the U.S. > > Senate opposed the Udall amendment? > > raunchydog: > Wall Street bankers buy politicians to make laws > favoring their enrichment and continued theft our > pension funds, homes, jobs, infrastructure, industry, > schools and anything made in America... > Maybe so, but according to what I've read, it was the Obama administration that told Congress to remove the original language. Go figure.
"...according to Senator Carl Levin, it was the Obama administration which told Congress to remove the language in the original bill which exempted American citizens and lawful residents from the detention power." Volokh Conspiracy: http://tinyurl.com/7lr5ln8
