MCCAIN ON DEFENSE & HOMELAND SECURITY

Voted NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months.
Vote on an amendment, SA2032, which amends HR1585, the Defense Authorization bill: To limit the deployment of a unit or individual of the Armed Forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom to no more than 12 consecutive months; and to limit Marine Corps deployment to no more than 7 consecutive months; except in time of national emergency. [Hagel Amendment to Defense Authorization Bill; Bill SA2032 to HR1585 ; vote number 2007-243 on Jul 11, 2007]

Voted NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees.
Amendment would retain the constitutional right of habeas corpus for people detained at Guantanamo. This amendment would strike that provision and make certain that the constitutional right of habeas corpus is maintained. The US Constitution states that "Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it." [Specter Amdendment; Bill S.AMDT.5087 to S.3930 ; vote number 2006-255 on Sep 28, 2006]

Voted NO on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders.
Amendment intended to protect the American people from terrorist attacks by restoring $565 million in cuts to vital first-responder programs in the Department of Homeland Security, including the State Homeland Security Grant program, by providing $150 million for port security grants and by providing $140 million for 1,000 new border patrol agents. [State Homeland Security Grant Program Amendment; Bill S.AMDT 220 to S Con Res 18; vote number 2005-64 on Mar 17, 2005]

Voted NO on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism.
Vote to adopt an amendment that makes US businesses and their subsidiaries liable to prosecution for dealing with foreign businesses which have links to terrorism or whose parent country supports terrorism. Reference: Stop Business with Terrorists Act of 2005; Bill S AMDT 1351 to S 1042 ; vote number 2005-203 on Jul 26, 2005]