Obama sued over indefinite detention and torture of Americans act
17 January, 2012, 02:28
US President Barack Obama is the target of a suit filed by Pulitzer Prize-winner Hedges, and the reasoning seems more than obvious to him. The decision to take the commander-in-chief to court comes as a response to President Obama’s December 31 signing of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a legislation that allows the US military to detain American citizens indefinitely at off-site torture prisons like Guantanamo Bay.
Obama amended the NDAA with a signing statement on New Year's Eve, insisting that while the Act does indeed give him the power to detain his own citizens indefinitely without charge, that doesn’t mean he will do so. Specifically, Obama wrote that his administration “will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens.” Under another piece of legislation, however, the government is being granted the right to suspend citizenship of any American if the Enemy Expatriation Act joins the ranks of the NDAA as an atrocious act approved by the president.
Reps. Jason Overstreet, Matt Shea, Vincent Buys, Cary Condotta and David Taylor, all Republicans, have introduced HB 2759, or the Washington State Preservation of Liberty Act. With the bill, the lawmakers aim to tackle the NDAA provisions that make American citizens on par with al-Qaeda terrorists in terms of making anyone in the US eligible for stay at the Guantanamo Bay military prison.
NDAA Nullification Passes Virginia Senate by a Veto-Proof 39-1 Vote
Posted by Michael Boldin
Today, the Virginia Senate took a firm stand in support of liberty, the Constitution for the United States, and the Constitution of Virginia by voting in favor of House Bill 1160 (HB1160), the “NDAA Nullification Act.”
The final vote was 39-1.
After a motion to recommit (delay until next year) went down to the wire before being rejected yesterday (report here), groups across the political spectrum activated in support of the legislation, which codifies in law that no agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia – including defense forces and national guard troops, will comply with or assist the federal government in any way under it’s newly claimed powers to arrest and detain without due process.
Hey kat, the solution is simple. You do not need impeachment proceedings ad-infinitum for congress people. Just vote 100% republican until the last remaining demokrat is out of power. Then work on the RINO population until THEY are gone. What you will have left is a literalist, moralist government conducted on founders' principles.
Hey kat, the solution is simple. You do not need impeachment proceedings ad-infinitum for congress people. Just vote 100% republican until the last remaining demokrat is out of power. Then work on the RINO population until THEY are gone. What you will have left is a literalist, moralist government conducted on founders' principles.
I'm afraid you are wrong again. The Bill is approved by the House. Who is in majority in the House?
Sorry to say even most republicans voted for the act just google their voting record . the senate was 93% for it. So does it really matter to you do you know how your rep and senators voted, will it make a difference when you vote ?
If you were wondering, this was one of the major reasons for me losing my religion. I saw such a massive lack of empathy and humanity that I just couldn't imagine an all-loving, all-forgiving God backing such vindictive, self-righteous, mean-spirited little people. If they are his disciples they are turning more people away than attracting with their medieval attitudes.
Just curious, was it your religion that told you God was all loving and forgiving? If so, it doesn't sound as bad as you make it out to be.
