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Senators Demand the Military Lock Up of American Citizens in a “Battlefield” They Define as Being Right Outside Your Window

The Senate is going to vote on whether Congress will give this president—and every future president — the power to order the military to pick up and imprison without charge or trial civilians anywhere in the world. ... The worldwide indefinite detention without charge or trial provision is in S. 1867, the National Defense Authorization Act bill, which will be on the Senate floor on Monday. The bill was drafted in secret by Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) and passed in a closed-door committee meeting, without even a single hearing.

(I'm rather surprised by D-Mich being involved here. John McCain, oy vey, but Michigan Democrat? Not the combination I'd expect to come up with this malarkey.)

In support of this harmful bill, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) explained that the bill will “basically say in law for the first time that the homeland is part of the battlefield” and people can be imprisoned without charge or trial “American citizen or not.” Another supporter, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) also declared that the bill is needed because “America is part of the battlefield.”


According to an update at the end of the article this is on the Senate floor under debate right now. (Posting time 10:46 AM; don't know if that timestamp was updated and what time zone it was.)

Date: Nov. 30th, 2011 12:58 am (UTC)From: [personal profile] baphnedia
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Oi veh. Any word on further developments? O.o

Date: Nov. 30th, 2011 10:36 pm (UTC)From: [personal profile] baphnedia
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Good, good. It seems to me - after watching McCain vs Paul (not Ron Paul but I think it's his son) on the senate floor, that McCain has sold himself out.

Date: Dec. 1st, 2011 01:37 am (UTC)From: [personal profile] baphnedia
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Err - I sit corrected. This is a bad thing - the amendment was supposed to remove those provisions. I can't believe the Senate passed legislation like that! Before the White House gets a chance to veto, doesn't the House of Representatives have to vote on it next?

Date: Nov. 29th, 2011 09:24 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] dionysusdevotee.livejournal.com
"Neo-con ~ Its not just for Republicans"

Date: Nov. 30th, 2011 12:35 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] dionysusdevotee.livejournal.com
Really.

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