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| Indefinite Detention Protection Stripped From Bill |
| 2012-12-21 |
| Congress stripped a provision Tuesday from a defense bill that aimed to shield Americans from the possibility of being imprisoned indefinitely without trial by the military. The provision was replaced with a passage that appears to give citizens little protection from indefinite detention. The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 was added by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), but there was no similar language in the version of the bill that passed the House, and it was dumped from the final bill released Tuesday after a conference committee from both chambers worked out a unified measure. It declared that "An authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States apprehended in the United States, unless an Act of Congress expressly authorizes such detention." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 The complete abandonment of the constitution by all branches of our government has made me lose all faith in the governmental process in this country. The Republic is pretty much dead. The Empire is alive. Execute order 66. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2012-12-21 16:33 |
| #5 You mean Decree. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2012-12-21 16:18 |
| #4 (hit submit too soon) Roberts will just declare it a tax or something. Besides, Obama doesn't need the law - he can do it by executive order. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2012-12-21 14:48 |
| #3 BP, the Constitution? Oh, you mean that old piece of paper in the National Archives. It's not really that important these days. When the Supreme Court gets the case, Justice |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2012-12-21 14:46 |
| #2 How is that even-possibly constitutional? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-12-21 14:28 |
| #1 it's really hard to be a voice of reason inside the USA - when Congress does stupid stuff like this. what are Americans supposed to think - if the Gov't passes laws authorizing indefinite detention without trial??? |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-12-21 14:03 |