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That is not governance, that is dictation through threat of violence. No more republican or democrat nonsense. It's a non issue in today's America. There is only true patriots or there are traitors to our Constitution.
Originally posted by neo96
reply to post by Helious
I do not believe for one second I know that quit a few people do I won't our congressman, and other leaders are responsible for their own actions no one else.
Sounds just like the puppet excuse.
I do not believe for one second I know that quit a few people do I won't our congressman, and other leaders are responsible for their own actions no one else.
Originally posted by neo96
reply to post by Helious
I do not believe for one second I know that quit a few people do I won't our congressman, and other leaders are responsible for their own actions no one else.
Sounds just like the puppet excuse.
Battlefield US: Americans face arrest as war criminals under Army state law
Published time: November 29, 2011 00:21
Edited time: December 16, 2011 20:48
America is opening up a new warfront and it’s in your own backyard. It’s in your neighbor’s house, it’s three states over and it’s on the other side of the Mississippi.
That’s what a new legislation could lead to and the consequences are dire and constitutionally damning.
The United States Senate is set to vote this week on a bill that would categorize the entire USA as a “battlefield,” allowing law enforcement duties to be dished out by the American Military, who in turn could detain any US citizen as a war criminal — even coming into their own homes to issue arrests.
The National Defense Authorization Act regularly comes before Congress for changes and additions, but the latest provision, S. 1867, proves to be the most powerful one yet in raping constitutional freedoms from Americans. Move over, Patriot Act. Should S. 1867 pass, lawmakers could conjure the text to keep even regular citizens detained indefinitely by their own military.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a supporter of the bill, has explicitly stated that the passing of S. 1867 would “basically say in law for the first time that the homeland is part of the battlefield” and could lead to the detention of citizens without charge or trial, writes Chris Anders of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Washington office.
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NDAA Indefinite Detention Bill Passes Senate After Rand Paul Calls It An 'Abomination'
Posted: 12/21/2012 4:13 pm EST | Updated: 12/21/2012 5:22 pm EST
The Senate passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act that was stripped of a prohibition of the indefinite military detention of US citizens on American soil by an 81-14 vote on Friday, but only after a furious dissent on the chamber's floor by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who called it an "abomination."
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 will now head to the White House, which had earlier pledged to veto the NDAA because it prevents the president from closing the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. It is unclear whether the president will follow through on the threat.
The NDAA is a reauthorization of the large budget bill that sets the budget for a wide range of military activities, but it has proven most controversial for a provision that critics say would allow the military to abuse its detention powers to lock Americans away on the mere suspicion of support for terrorist groups.
In November, a bipartisan group of Senators affixed an amendment to the NDAA that would have explicitly prohibited the military from detaining American citizens on US soil. But earlier this week, a House-Senate conference committee led by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) stripped away that measure.
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Obama signs NDAA 2013 without objecting to indefinite detention of Americans
Published time: January 03, 2013 17:01
Edited time: May 15, 2013 14:24
President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 on Wednesday, giving his stamp of approval to a Pentagon spending bill that will keep Guantanamo Bay open and make indefinite detention for US citizens as likely as ever.
The president inked his name to the 2013 NDAA on Wednesday evening to little fanfare, and accompanied his signature with a statement condemning a fair number of provisions contained in a bill that he nevertheless endorsed.
The NDAA, an otherwise mundane annual bill that lays out the use of funds for the Department of Defense, has come under attack during the Obama administration for the introduction of a provision last year that allows the military to detain United States citizens indefinitely without charge or trial for mere suspicions of ties to terrorism. Under the 2012 NDAA’s Sec. 1021, Pres. Obama agreed to give the military the power to arrest and hold Americans without the writ of habeas corpus, although he promised with that year’s signing statement that his administration would not abuse that privilege.
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Originally posted by Druscilla
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Don't like it? Leave.
Go somewhere you can appreciate and be appreciated.
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Originally posted by woodwardjnr
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That's why your country isn't the same.
Originally posted by Druscilla
Um, in case you missed it and didn't read my whole response:
WHO CARES?
USA is just a piece of dirt and some politics.
If it gets to the point where the politics interfere with my quality of life, as said before, I'll MOVE.
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Originally posted by woodwardjnr
But the past drives the future. What was set up after 9/11has increased the governments paranoia, where its becoming scared of its own shadow.
Originally posted by Druscilla
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Edit: Your last post? Watching people get hurt and doing nothing about it?
Question: How much money have you donated to African Nation relief funds and charities this year?
How much Charity work or money do you actually donate to ANYTHING?
It's easy to be a keyboard militant.