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US House voted on the right to trial [View all]
The last NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) said that the government can accuse people in the US of being terrorists and the imprison them without trial for the rest of their lives.
For the current NDAA, the House voted on an amendment today to restore the right to trial.
Most Democrats voted Yes: have trials.
Most Republicans voted No: don't have trials.
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll270.xml
Minnesota Reps who voted for the right-to-trial include Betty McCollum and Tim Walz.
Minnesota Reps who voted against the right-to-trial include Eric Paulsen, Collin Peterson, and Keith Ellison.
I wonder what Keith Ellison was thinking.
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