Re: Thought for the Day

Fortunately, this isn't the case
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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.

"I have a personal belief that you never have to give up liberty for
security. You can still provide security without sacrificing our Bill
of Rights," responded Rep. Paul. "You can prevent crimes by becoming a
police state . . . So if you advocate the police state, yes, you can
have safety and security and you might prevent a crime, but the crime
then will be against the American people and against our freedoms."

The text itself was drafted in secrecy in a closed-door meeting by US
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, and Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, two of
the biggest names in Washington. No hearing was held to discuss the
details and it was passed in a closed-door committee meeting.

On Dec 20, 9:31 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Then these Americans should be charged with treason, and tried in a court
> of law.  The idea that Americans (in America)  could be picked up and tried
> without due process of law is shocking on its face.
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> Fortunately, this isn't the case, and just another example of
> "Crackpotism/Moonbattery".
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> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 10:17 AM, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com
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> > wrote:
> > Americans can be arrested on home soil and taken to Guantánamo Bay
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> > there are a lot of American citizens who should be taken to GB ... and
> > the US military should have all the tools they need to find, imprison,
> > interrogate, and eventually punish for crimes against America
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> > On Dec 18, 1:47 am, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Americans can be arrested on home soil and taken to Guantánamo Bay under
> > a**
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> > > provision inserted into the bill that funds the US military.****
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> > > Take Bill Ayres and Bernardine Dohrn 1st.****
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