This is why our state government is more important than we may realize. It can legally say no to DC!
Intolerable: NDAA Resistance Begins
The coalition of activists that have already formed in response to the NDAA should assure you of the NDAA's implications.
Already in 2012, state governments have begun to introduce legislation that points out the violations of the Bill of RIghts for starters- and in some cases identifies the NDAA as an act of treason, per our US Constitution. 3 Counties have already PASSED anti-NDAA resolutions- starting with El Paso County, CO. 4 Cities have. Virginia's NDAA nullification bill just passed their lower house 96-4.
Stewart Rhodes, Yale lawyer, veteran paratrooper & founder of Oath Keepers did not hesitate to lead his network into action against the dangerous NDAA indefinite detention provisions.
"Declaring the US a battlefield and placing Americans within the parameters of warfare is treason, as defined by the US Constitution. Using these tactics inside the United States is directly equivalent to what the Third Reich did in Germany or what Stalin did in the USSR." said Rhodes.
Big names participated in a media conference call, hosted by three organizations working together for the first time- Demand Progress, The Bill of Rights Defense Committee & The Tenth Amendment Center. The three groups have planned to coordinate their response to the NDAA, forming a coalition that focuses progressive, libertarian and conservative activism networks against a single target.
Transpartisan leaders from across the country work to restore due process
WASHINGTON, DC — In the first few weeks of 2012, at least six jurisdictions have enacted local resolutions opposing the military detention provisions of the controversial National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) signed into law by the president only a few weeks ago. Meanwhile, legislation to nullify the NDAA has been introduced in legislatures of several states from coast-to-coast, with a Virginia bill passing the House of Delegates 96-4 last week.
Concerns about NDAA detention provisions transcend political party, ideology, and geography, and representatives in these diverse jurisdictions have stood up to resist an ongoing bipartisan assault on constitutional rights by federal officials. While a debate about the scope of the NDAA's potential abuses continues to distract congressional policymakers, who voted without realizing the law's terrifying implications, their counterparts in state and local governments are proving more conscientious, proactively acting on their oaths of office to defend the Constitution.
Thursday, Feb. 23, a diverse group of state and local elected leaders from both major political parties, representing various parts of the country, addressed their shared concerns about the need to restore due process in the wake of the damage wrought by the NDAA. These women and men answered the call for all levels of government to actively work to restore vital limits on dangerous—and profoundly un-American—federal powers.
What: A conference call to brief journalists about national momentum across local and state governments to repeal or nullify the NDAA's detention provision
Sponsors: Bill of Rights Defense Committee, Tenth Amendment Center, and Demand Progress
About the Bill of Rights Defense Committee
The Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC) is a national non-profit grassroots organization formed in 2001 to defend the rule of law and rights and liberties challenged by overbroad national security and counter-terrorism policies. BORDC supports an ideologically, ethnically, geographically, and generationally diverse grassroots movement to protect and restore these principles by encouraging widespread civic participation; educating people about the significance of our rights; and cultivating grassroots networks to convert concern, outrage, and fear into debate and action. For more information, visit http://www.bordc.org or call (413) 582-0110.
About the Tenth Amendment Center
The Tenth Amendment Center is a national think tank that works to preserve and protect the principles of strictly limited government through information, education, and activism. The center serves as a forum for the study and exploration of state and individual sovereignty issues, focusing primarily on the decentralization of federal government power as required by the Constitution. The Tenth Amendment Center, in conjunction with the Rhode Island Liberty Coalition, drafted the Liberty Preservation Act, now spreading across the country at both the state and local level." For more information, visit http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/about/ or call (213) 935-0553.
About Demand Progress
Demand Progress is a grassroots organization with more than one million members which works to promote civil rights, civil liberties, and progressive government reform. It helped lead the organizing effort in opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act, and has generated more than 200,000 emails to Congress and President Obama in opposition to the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA. For more information, visit http://demandprogress.org.
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