Brian4Liberty
12-19-2012, 11:59 AM
Of course the Constitution already protects from indefinite detention, but it appears that Congress and the President are above the law.
Congress moves forward on bill without protection from NDAA, indefinite detention of Americans
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.) [And Mike Lee - B4L], 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.
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http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/congress-moves-forward-on-bill-without-protection-from-ndaa-indefinite-detention-of-americans-10865/
Congress moves forward on bill without protection from NDAA, indefinite detention of Americans
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.) [And Mike Lee - B4L], 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.
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http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/congress-moves-forward-on-bill-without-protection-from-ndaa-indefinite-detention-of-americans-10865/