Congress Amuck
BREAKING: House Judiciary Reconsiders, Backs Bush Torture Bill
By Justin Rood – September 20, 2006, 5:28 PM
The House Judiciary Committee just reversed itself, calling a re-vote and passing a controversial detainee treatment bill that has White House backing, according to House sources.
Earlier today, the panel had voted down the measure, 18-17, with three members not voting. The re-vote swung the tally to 20-18 in favor of the bill.
Update: WSJ’s Washington Wire has more details (and a better vote tally – we’d originally reported 17-20). “The amendment might have passed had two Democrats not missed the vote; the two were at a news conference on the Medicare drug benefit.”</i>
Can’t win by the rules? Then cheat. Its all for a good cause, right?
