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[Thecla]

I believe everyone is culpable for thier votes. It's hard to Bush bash, when the majority is voting with him...

That the US voters are entirely culpable for their votes is exactly what I said --- but that in no way excuses Bush for the policies his administration has created and implemented, it simply enabled him to carry them out.

How was it before the bill?

Well, before the bill (S. 3930), I would have assumed that any permanent resident of the US had the right of habeas corpus. At least, that's what the US Citizenship and Immigration Services appears to suggest, when they include among the rights of US permanent residents:

To be protected by all of the laws of the United States, your state of residence and local jurisdictions.*

Of course, I'm making here --- the possibly unjustified --- assumption that US citizens still have the right of habeas corpus.

After the bill, assuming it's found to be constitutional, whose relevant part in Sec. 6. on habeas corpus matters on p. 82 says:

‘‘(2) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3)
15 of section 1005(e) of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005
16 (10 U.S.C. 801 note), no court, justice, or judge shall have
17 jurisdiction to hear or consider any other action against
18 the United States or its agents relating to any aspect of
19 the detention, transfer, treatment, trial, or conditions of
20 confinement of an alien detained by the United States
21 who—
22 ‘‘(A ) is currently in United States custody; and
23 ‘‘(B ) has been determined by the United States
24 to have been properly detained as an enemy combat
25 ant or is awaiting such determination.’’.

it would appear that any alien, permanent resident or otherwise, has no such right. (I didn't bother to look up the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 to see what exceptions it provides.)
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*Please note, however, that you may be detained by the United States Government for an undetermined period of time (for example, the rest of your life) in an undetermined place, with no legal means to contest the reasons for your detention or the conditions of your confinement. Please do not be alarmed by this note, since the United States Government never makes any mistakes in these matters. Welcome to the United States!