Favre4Ever+ 4,476 Posted December 2, 2011 The US Senate on Thursday passed its version of a bill that, among other provisions, would enable the US military to indefinitely detain anyone who is deemed to be engaging in terrorist activities.93 Senators voted for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with only seven opposing and none abstaining. (A list of who voted for the bill is available at OpenCongress.) The NDAA authorises $662 billion in funds for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and military personnel. The act's Subtitle D, which discusses "counter-terrorism", would also allow the military to detain anyone, including US citizens, on home soil, without having to guarantee a trial. http://theopenglobe.org/wiki/US_Senate_passes_its_version_of_NDAA_bill,_which_would_allow_military_to_detain_anyone_on_US_soil The 7 senators who voted AGAINST the bill... Thomas Coburn, R, Oklahoma Tom Harkin, D, Iowa Mike Lee, R, Utah Jeff Merkley, D, Oregon Rand Paul, R, Kentucky Bernard Sanders, I, Vermont Ron Wyden, D, Oregon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanbrock 1,684 Posted December 2, 2011 Wooooo police state. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vin+ 3,121 Posted December 2, 2011 (edited) Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky, son of presidential candidate Ron Paul, voiced concerns over the bill on the floor on Wednesday. "Under the provisions, wouldn't it be possible, then, that an American citizen could be declared an enemy combatant and sent to Guantanamo Bay and detained indefinitely?" yay suppositions Also, electromagnetic rail guns FTW. Edited December 2, 2011 by Vin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blotsfan 2,112 Posted December 2, 2011 Selected portions of the actual bill. (b) Applicability to United States Citizens and Lawful Resident Aliens- (1) UNITED STATES CITIZENS- The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to citizens of the United States. (2) LAWFUL RESIDENT ALIENS- The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to a lawful resident alien of the United States on the basis of conduct taking place within the United States, except to the extent permitted by the Constitution of the United States. Still have issues but this has to be mentioned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vin+ 3,121 Posted April 8, 2014 Also, electromagnetic rail guns FTW. So, only took three years for this to finally come to fruition. Sorta. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37eqJ4lpB_o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATL_Predator+ 1,196 Posted April 8, 2014 So I can arrest people now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
