NDAA Indefinite Detention Vote - Smith-Amash Amendment Fails 182-238 (roll call inside)

[Pisces]

Just contacted Kevin Brady and asked him to vote yes on the Smith-Amash amendment.

 

[tsai3904]

Wow...Nancy Pelosi just said on the House floor that she is in full support of the Smith-Amash amendment.

If she can get full Democratic support for the amendment, we will not need many Republicans to get it passed.

KEEP CALLING!

 

[opinionatedfool]

To the OP, thanks so much for posting. I called my Rep.

To everyone else, please take a minute and call yours. It literally takes a minute.

 

[jonruh52]

I contacted Todd Young, the supposed Tea Party darling of southern Indiana, and I got an automated response saying he helped author the NDAA bill and it was constitutional to provide for the common defense. I hate this guy. I knew he was full of crap when he ran here. He just had it too easy getting elected because he ran against Baron Hill, a Democrat that was basically a lobbyist for years.

 

[opinionatedfool]

I contacted Todd Young, the supposed Tea Party darling of southern Indiana, and I got an automated response saying he helped author the NDAA bill and it was constitutional to provide for the common defense. I hate this guy. I knew he was full of crap when he ran here. He just had it too easy getting elected because he ran against Baron Hill, a Democrat that was basically a lobbyist for years.

What a fool.

 

[badger4RP]

Rep Petri of WI 6th contacted

 

[tsai3904]

Ron Paul speaking in support of the Smith-Amash amendment. We all know this is one of Ron Paul's TOP issues. He has mentioned this issue on every one of his campus rallies.

Please take some time to contact your Congressman.

 

[John F Kennedy III]

Wow...Nancy Pelosi just said on the House floor that she is in full support of the Smith-Amash amendment.

If she can get full Democratic support for the amendment, we will not need many Republicans to get it passed.

KEEP CALLING!

Don't ever put any trust in her. But this scenario would be awesome

 

[John F Kennedy III]

Just called Dennis Cardoza (CA-18)

 

[tsai3904]

DownsizeDC is supporting the Smith-Amash amendment. They have a pre-written letter you can use.

http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/urgent-house-vote-on-repealing-ndaa-kidnapping

 

[ClydeCoulter]

Thanks. These are the amendments Ron Paul has co-sponsored:

Conyers Amendment #95
Would clarify that nothing in the bill shall be construed as authorizing the use of force against Iran.

McGovern Amednment #101
Would require that the President carry out accelerated transition from U.S. Armed Forces to the Government of Afghanistan of combat operations by no later than the end of 2013; of military and security operations by the end of 2014, accompanied by the redeployment of U.S. troops; and pursue robust negotiations to address Afghanistan’s and the region’s security and stability. It is the sense of Congress that should the president determine the necessity for post-2014 deployment of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the Congress should authorize any such presence of troops.

Smith-Amash Amendment #151
Would strike section 1022 of the FY2012 NDAA and amends Section 1021 of same Act to eliminate indefinite military detention of any person detained under AUMF authority in US, territories or possessions by providing immediate transfer to trial and proceedings by a court established under Article III of the Constitution of the United states or by an appropriate State court.

And don't forget the other amendments, they are very important too.

 

[surf]

my neocon congressman is getting a lot of messages on this today. just talked to his aide and and asked if he'd received many calls on this. "oh yeah! this is a hot-topic deal." good work people.

edit: when will vote take place?

 

[tsai3904]

when will vote take place?

There are 142 amendments so the vote on this amendment might be very late tonight. They haven't even started debating the amendments yet so there is still plenty of time to contact your Reps.

 

[jovasi]

I sent my rep an email. She better vote yea, or there'll be hell to pay (hey, that rhymed) .

 

[sailingaway]

There are 142 amendments so the vote on this amendment might be very late tonight. They haven't even started debating the amendments yet so there is still plenty of time to contact your Reps.

they gave only 2 mnutes discussion to each amendment when they decided to move up CISPA a day on the vote. It can go fast when they want it to. Don't delay!

 

[LibertyEagle]

I called mine first thing this morning.

 

[tsai3904]

Actually not much time left...it looks like the House started voting on amendments.

Edit: Nevermind. Amendments have not been debated yet. The House is voting on something else.

 

[Okaloosa]

I have created events on the local Ron Paul facebook groups I'm in with Phone bombs to my Rep. If you can do that with the information to their DC office maybe we can sway some reps. This is big so we need to get the word out to everyone via message.

 

[Anti Federalist]

NH-1 Guinta contacted.

The neo-cons over at the Wall Street Journal landed with both feet on Amash for this amendment.

You're all a bunch of American hating pinkos and lefties, according to them.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...orial-bashes-freedom-liberty-and-Justin-Amash

 

[ChristopherShelley]

done.