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Ari Melber of
The Nation writes about Senator Dodd and habeas corpus.
Senator Chris Dodd, the most aggressive defender of the Constitution in the presidential race, is pushing legislation that would not only restore habeas, but also ban the use of evidence obtained through torture and recommit the U.S. to the Geneva Conventions. "We must recognize that our security is enhanced by upholding our nation's historic legal principles as we vigorously pursue terrorists," he said in a statement today. Dodd is giving a major address about his proposal at the Cardozo School of Law Commencement exercises in New York on Thursday, part of a larger effort to prioritize Constitutional rights on the national agenda – and in the presidential campaign. The Dodd Campaign has gathered over 10,000 "citizen cosponsors" for his bill, the Restoring the Constitution Act, while using YouTube, blog and netroots outreach to rally more support.
Atrios says he's "glad to see someone actually cares about that constitution."
Christy Hardin Smith of
FireDogLake refers her readers to Senator Dodd's
Huffington Post op-ed, "his piece is great, so do take some time to read it for some wonderful perspective on the contrasts between the leadership of yesterday and the Bush Administration’s abject failures."
Indiana blogger and podcaster Joh Padgett has included a short discussion of Senator Dodd's Huffington Post piece in today's
Monticello Report. His commentary on Dodd's leadership on habeas corpus starts at 4:22 of the podcast:
From the blogs today, The Huffington Post has a blog posting from Presidential contender and Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd today advocating restoration of America's standing in the world by restoring our Constitutional values and habeus corpus rights. Many of the 2008 presidential hopefuls are looking for ways to differentiate themselves from the others and Dodd has been making waves with his subtle campaign advocating liberal democratic values and an emphasis on restoring respect for the Constitution. Visit huffingtonpost.com to read more.
D-Day likes Senator Dodd's leadership on restoring the Constitution. Justin Krebs of
Working for Change agrees and
Digby encourages readers to get involved to restore the Constitution.
Update
McJoan of DailyKos adds:
It's difficult to overstate the importance of what Dodd is attempting with this legislation. There really is no greater cause for the rule of law, for our liberty, for the basis of our very government.
Comments
Senator Dodd - I just started to take you seriously. Thank you.
Senator Dodd,
You were involved in many Immigraton Bills in the past thirty years in office. All have failed to stop people from entering this country Illegally.
Enforcement of our current laws should come before any bill giving Illegal aliens rights in America.
This is not a difficult concept. The border will be secure and then at this point we have no Illegals coming into this country illegally. Enforcement against the document fraud and Identity thefts along with Illegal employment in a fifteen year period of time, we could decrease the illegal population presently here perhaps by 50 percent. Ten million of the 20 million gone. We do not need to do a "round up". Let them make the casual mistake and allow law enforcement (local, state and federal) to do their jobs. Then perhaps in fifteen years we could stop to look at a bill similar to this one. It is not even logical to plow forward, complicate, inflame and prejudize the current voting public. Unless the intent is to import voters to abate our votes.
By the way, be like Kennedy and post your views on Amnesty. I was disapointed when I called your DC office to get info sent to me on your views and was told they could not talk about it and hung up! Is this the way to treat your voters? I am a Registered Democrat. I am contemplating putting this information on all my invoices. As I have in the Connecticut area, approximately thirty thousand customers. Some may buy $5.00 worth of product; but, I give them top consideration as if they had bought $50,000.00. I know I am only one vote; but, I feel that I deserve a personal apology for the rudeness of your staff. As any good administrator, you are only as good as the people below you. Remember this!
On June 14th, perhaps you would like to lend your support to the Connecticut base, American Warrior holding a meeting at Governor Rell's with the distinguished former Senator Rob Simmons. Your choice.