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I had another post about the detainee Bill that I lost through computer problems, but instead of trying to recapture what I had written, I just want to pass on an interesting link that sums up some of the constitutional balance of power issues in the Bill. Basically, the more I read and understand this Bill, the more frustrated and upset I become, especially since it will pass with little debate and in the shadow of democratic fear of the looming mid-term election. The fact that any democrat that votes against the Bill will be painted as soft-on-terror is simplistic, unfair, and reduces a needed conversation about America's stance on detainees to a bullying act by Republicans. I think a Bill is needed, but not this one and not for the reasons it has been passed so quickly.