Monday, December 26, 2011

Unlimited detention of Americans without due process

OVERLOOKED LANGUAGE IN NDAA (H.R. 1540 & S. 1867)
By: Devvy

December 26, 2011

http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd519.htm

The Internet has been literally burning up over the National Defense Authorization Act. Another monstrous bill with language that has produced headlines like: "Obama is going to ship Americans to Gitmo!!!" And, "Americans will be detained indefinitely in secret without due process!!!!" There is this dire prediction:
Storing 7 Days of Food Could Send You to Gitmo Indefinitely

"The real danger lies in the government's definition of what a suspected terrorist is.

Read the entire article here:

http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd519.htm

"A provision of S. 1867, or the National Defense Authorization Act bill, written by Senators John McCain and Carl Levin, declares American soil a battlefield and allows the President and all future Chief Executives to order the military to arrest and detain American citizens, innocent or not, without charge or trial. In other words, if this bill passes and the President signs it, OWS protesters or any American could end up arrested and indefinitely locked up by the military without the guaranteed right to due process or a speedy trial."

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