June 29th, 2006

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Guantanamo Bill

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Thursday he would push legislation allowing President Bush to use military tribunals to prosecute terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay.

“To keep America safe in the war on terror, I believe we should try terrorists only before military commissions, not in our civilian courts,” said Frist, R-Tenn.

“Congress should work with the president to update our laws on terrorist combatants to respond to the new threats of a post-9/11 world,” he said.

Responding quickly to the Supreme Court’s ruling against the White House, Frist said he would consult with the administration and his colleagues and introduce legislation when Congress returns from a weeklong break.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060629/ap_on_go_co/congress_guantanamo_1;_ylt=AtwafisPk_9wVJcqpUxplR83NiUi;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Thank you, Billy. It’s nice to see some spine in the Senate from time to time. However, can you get it passed the RINOs?