Yesterday, the House passed the “compromise” legislation on torture and detainee trials (with a little Democratic help), and now the bill seems set to sail through the Senate as well.
Minority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) office told me that the three remaining amendments on the bill — including Sen. Arlen Specter’s (R-PA), which would provide Guantanamo Bay detainees with the right to have a federal court hearing challenging their incarceration — will be voted on throughout the remainder of the day. The final vote is likely to take place this evening, a Reid aide said. The only really close vote is likely to be Specter’s amendment. We’ll keep you updated.
