In this New York Times article from May 20, controversy arises over Senator Specter allegiance to the Republican Party. There were multiple occasions where he voted one way and supported the other. In particular, the issue of whether or not to continue detaining guantanamo prisoners brought him to "denounce the jurisdiction-stripping provision as unconstitutional" and he also said it would take back basic rights 900 years. He attempted to propose an amendment to the bill but failed...epicly. After it wasnt successful, he voted for the bill, which was unlike many of his Republican counterparts. A few months later, he tried to influence the Supreme Court justices to accept the case and deem it unconstitutional.
The significance of this article supports the fact that we have a corrupt federal government. I don't mean that the senators do drugs, lie or cheat. Moreover, this senator is a perfect example of how senators act in order to get reelected and to gain the most amount of votes. This senator will most likely not get re elected because of his disloyalty to his party, and because he tries to achieve his own platform by voting for one thing, and supporting another.
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