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Aeroneous
02-05-2013, 02:47 PM
Came across this bill that my local state legislator sponsored. It more or less makes it a crime for anyone to enforce NDAA '12 due process infringements within Kansas, and has a pretty good amount of support.

http://kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/measures/documents/hb2161_00_0000.pdf


AN ACT concerning crimes, criminal procedure and punishment; relating
to the crime of unlawful denial of due process; relating to the national
defense authorization act.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) Unlawful denial of due process of law is knowingly
attempting, conducting or assisting the:
(1) Indefinite detention of a person apprehended within the United
States without charge or trial;
(2) prosecution of a person apprehended within the United States by a
military tribunal; or
(3) transfer of a person apprehended within the United States to any
foreign jurisdiction pursuant to a prosecution brought by the United States
or any subdivision thereof.
(b) Unlawful denial of due process of law is a class A nonperson
misdemeanor.
(c) The provisions of this act shall not apply to the court martial of
any member of the United States military pursuant to the uniform code of
military justice, 10 U.S.C. Chapter 47.
(d) It shall not be a defense that the person was acting under the
authority of sections 1021 or 1022 of the national defense authorization act
for fiscal year 2012, public law 112-81, or any other law of the state of
Kansas or the United States.
(e) A person who violates the provisions of this section may also be
prosecuted for, convicted of, and punished for kidnapping or aggravated
kidnapping, K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 21-5408, and amendments thereto.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

sailingaway
02-05-2013, 02:49 PM
excellent.