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Tim Pierce ([personal profile] topaz) wrote2005-10-06 12:03 pm
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torture supporters in the Senate

The McCain-Graham anti-torture amendment passed the Senate last night by a startling 90-9 margin.  Curiously, none of the articles I saw listed the nine senators who voted to continue torturing detainees.

Fortunately, senate.gov did post a roll call:

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00249

Wayne Allard (R-CO)
Christopher Bond (R-MO)
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Thad Cochran (R-MS)
John Cornyn (R-TX)
James Inhofe (R-OK)
Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Ted Stevens (R-AK)

[identity profile] sconstant.livejournal.com 2005-10-06 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Who was abstinent?

[identity profile] sconstant.livejournal.com 2005-10-06 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry, I used your link. Corzine-D NJ.

Couldn't find anything that said whether it was strategic or family-member-having-surgery-ish.