FROM: Business Insider
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Secret Bill To Be Voted On Today
Would Allow The Military To
Sweep Up US Citizens At Home
Or Abroad
Robert Johnson | Nov. 28, 2011, 10:57 AM
Either Monday or Tuesday the Senate will vote on a bill that allows the US military to imprison civilians with no formal charges and hold them with no trial.
The ACLU reports even US citizens wouldn't be immune as the legislation aims to declare national territory part of the "battlefield" in the War on Terror.
Termed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and drafted behind closed doors by Senators Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) the NDAA would:
1) Explicitly authorize the federal government to indefinitely imprison without charge or trial American citizens and others picked up inside and outside the United States;
2) Mandate military detention of some civilians who would otherwise be outside of military control, including civilians picked up within the United States itself; and
3) Transfer to the Department of Defense core prosecutorial, investigative, law enforcement, penal, and custodial authority and responsibility now held by the Department of Justice.
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Note that it's a Democrat - Carl Levin - who is leading the fight FOR sections 1031 and 102.
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You can quit the charade of voting now folks. That's the last nail in the coffin of any dream of democracy in the US of A.
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Just who the fuck gave the US govt THAT right?!!!
I, here and now, declare that if any US agency, including the military, comes into Canada and takes a Canadian away without charge or trial, I will consider that a declaration of war on my country. I will respond accordingly. I am prepared to give my life in that response - be prepared to give yours any who come here for that purpose. One of us is going to make an insurance company pay off on a life insurance policy.
Now you've got me pissed off big time!!!!
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Do you suppose that it being a "secret vote" is a factor? Those owned pols can vote their master's agenda without revealing that they are doing so to the public. If this gets through get ready for wholesale "disappearances" to happen just like in some 3rd world banana republic.
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I checked with Snopes.com, and their judgement is that its veracity is, as yet, undetermined. I expect more soon.
If it is true, this is one of the most horrendous piece of legislation ever passed. Let's hope the clowns in Ottawa don't glom on to it.
I consider the comments, above, by Phyllis45 and MarkinKentuckiana to be pretty solid corroboration. If they've each found mention of the Udall amendment being defeated, I'd say this is solid as a rock.
And you just KNOW that Canada will come out with something similar as regards our own citizens - we don't have the arrogant chutzpah of the US in sufficient measure to try to give ourselves the "authority" to use this in another man's country.
Well, why should the US have the only military dictatorship in North America - let's all have one!
I'm beginning to get an idea of just who the real terrorists are, aren't you?
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The article in The Hill (www.thehill.com) has been updated to show that the Udall amendment was defeated 38-60. The Hill focuses it's reporting on Capital Hill and the White House.
Sen. Levin is the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He is co-sponsoring the defense authorization bill with McCain, the ranking Republican member.
Sections 1031 and 1032 authorize DoD to seize "terrorists" on American soil, even American citizens, and subject them to military trials.
Sens. Feinstein & Leahy are trying to get other amendments passed, but the bill will likely be voted on tomorrow.
The President has threatened to veto the bill if these sections are left unchanged, but who knows if he really will?
The Senate voted today 88-11 to end debate on the bill, that's why the vote could be as early as tomorrow.
Can't see what snopes has to do with anything - facts are facts.
http://wearechangetv.us/2011/11/61-senators-betrayed-you-today-they-authorized-the-indefinite-suspension-of-habeus-corpus/#axzz1fFQJ5GZ2
Looks like it passed
Either way, thanks Sky and all of you comment-ers. For the alert and for your thoughts. One OS-er at least a little better informed than before. [;-)]
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Skypixeo, if any of this is true, it scares the absolute bejeebers out of me.
Hadn't heard about this one but I'm not surprised that both sides passed it. Eventually millions more will understand personally, it's always been about power.
Yes. I know you did. I saw it. I have no idea what happened to it. Glad you re-posted it!
Funny stuff still going on here on OS. I suspect that anyone blogging about that fascist bill is being monitored by the powers that be who want to be even greater powers. Big Brother is alive and well in the US of A and the world.
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http://youtu.be/s4dOn4RE7QA
A prime example of Mr. Oba(classified)'s "open and transparent" (classified) style.
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It has been reliably reported that Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Pol Pot have been touring Hell giving a "high-five" to everyone there.
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Wouldn't mind joining Brassawe in San Miguel (I'd heard about years ago), but happens when Sinaloa or one of the other cartels decide expats are ripe for picking?
Can't be Canada - Harper government is just as bad as Republicans here. Same for the UK - bravo to Cameron for standing up to Merkel/Sarky, but other than that the Tories are destroying everything that makes the UK great.
Switzerland? Iceland or Norway maybe, but I wouldn't like the winters. Is there anyplace with a temperate climate that's safe and has a sane government?