Graham Files Gitmo Habeas Bill
Politico reports:
In a move reflecting apparent frustration over stalled talks with the White House on Guantanamo and detainee issues, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is moving forward — without the Obama administration’s blessing — with legislation to address a series of thorny legal questions raised by the long-term detention of terrorism suspects.
A bill Graham quietly introduced last week would set standards and rules for legal challenges brought by prisoners at Guantanamo as well as other suspected enemy fighters whom U.S. forces may capture in the future.
Analysts said Graham’s unilateral action indicated his negotiations with the White House aren’t likely to bear fruit anytime soon. Graham, they say, may have concluded that filing formal legislation was the best way to pressure the administration into a position on the politically sensitive issue.
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