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04-11-2013, 07:42 AM
Every so often we get good news...
http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=12925&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#.UWa8qYWlKA0
By a vote of 43-7, the Montana state senate voted on Tuesday in favor of a bill against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). HB 522 “prohibit[s] the state from providing material support for” and cooperation with federal officials who attempt to implement indefinite detention on Montanan soil. The bill previously passed committees in the House and Senate unanimously and passed the statehouse 98-0. HB 522 now heads to Governor Steve Bullock. Since more than two-thirds of the statehouse and senate have already voted in favor of restoring due process, there may be enough votes to override a veto.
First introduced by freshman representative Nicholas Schwaderer, a 24-year-old Republican, HB 522 has been backed by groups all across the political spectrum, including BORDC, the ACLU, and the Tenth Amendment Center. In fact, grassroots pressure even helped convince six senators to change their votes, since on the second reading of the bill, 13 senators had voted against HB 522. The fact that a mere seven Montanan lawmakers did not vote in favor of defending civil liberties is a welcome contrast to the U.S. Senate, where only 13 senators voted against enacting the NDAA in 2011.
more: http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=12925&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#.UWa8qYWlKA0
http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=12925&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#.UWa8qYWlKA0
By a vote of 43-7, the Montana state senate voted on Tuesday in favor of a bill against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). HB 522 “prohibit[s] the state from providing material support for” and cooperation with federal officials who attempt to implement indefinite detention on Montanan soil. The bill previously passed committees in the House and Senate unanimously and passed the statehouse 98-0. HB 522 now heads to Governor Steve Bullock. Since more than two-thirds of the statehouse and senate have already voted in favor of restoring due process, there may be enough votes to override a veto.
First introduced by freshman representative Nicholas Schwaderer, a 24-year-old Republican, HB 522 has been backed by groups all across the political spectrum, including BORDC, the ACLU, and the Tenth Amendment Center. In fact, grassroots pressure even helped convince six senators to change their votes, since on the second reading of the bill, 13 senators had voted against HB 522. The fact that a mere seven Montanan lawmakers did not vote in favor of defending civil liberties is a welcome contrast to the U.S. Senate, where only 13 senators voted against enacting the NDAA in 2011.
more: http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=12925&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#.UWa8qYWlKA0