Feinstein, Lee Amendment Passes

November 29, 2012

WASHINGTON - Today, the Senate overwhelmingly passed an amendment sponsored by Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) that protects Americans from indefinite detention. By a vote of 67 to 29, the amendment was added to the National Defense Authorization Act and ensures that American citizens and permanent legal residents apprehended on American soil will be charged and have access to a trial. It was the result of more than a year of collaboration by the California Democrat and Utah Republican in an effort to protect Americans' due process rights.
 
“I am pleased to see a large bipartisan majority of the Senate support basic protections for all Americans,” said Lee after the vote.  “Once again we prove that increasing security does not have to result in diminished liberty.  Today we have reaffirmed our constitutional values and shown we are committed to being both free and safe.”