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Since Occupy Wall Street began, American police officers have arrested thousands of people for exercising their constitutionally protected right to protest. On Monday or Tuesday, the US Senate will vote on a bill that would give the President the ability to order the military to arrest and imprison American citizens anywhere in the world for an indefinite period of time.
A provision of S. 1867, or the National Defense Authorization Act bill, written by Senators John McCain and Carl Levin, declares American soil a battlefield and allows the President and all future Chief Executives to order the military to arrest and detain American citizens, innocent or not, without charge or trial. In other words, if this bill passes and the President signs it, OWS protesters or any American could end up arrested and indefinitely locked up by the military without the guaranteed right to due process or a speedy trial.
US Senate To Vote On Bill That Will Allow The Military To Arrest Americans On American Soil And Hold Them Indefinitely | Addicting Info
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America is NOT a battlefield. America is a free country and American citizens should not ever be arrested by the military and certainly not without being charged or getting a trial. This provision would cast aside the Constitution and put the liberties of American citizens here at home and around the world at serious risk. Please call your senator or visit this link, because this is a risk Americans cannot afford to take.
- 5 votes
#1 - Sun Nov 27, 2011 3:11 AM ESTah so he is planning on using the ows to call matrial law I thought people were being parnoid obama is even worse than I thought is just step one I wouldn't be suprised if next he flat out calls martial law and supends elections
Had you read the entire article you would've found where he said: "If this bill passes the Senate he will Veto it". But I guess misinformation is a way of life when some of us discuss Obama. I wonder why that is?
- 9 votes
I bet it won't pass: The GOP wants this one, but it won't fly
the President would veto this type of idiot junk from the GOP
Go President Obama!
Obama 2012
- 3 votes
GOPSupporter
President Obama has and will support any American the right to assembly, and peaceful assembly and to protest, write , comment and speak in a civil manner. President Obama
upholds those constitutional rights: just like owning guns and speaking from the bible: President Obama upholds that right for All Americans.
Now if you Abuse those rights: like terrorists attacks, violence and breaking laws for purpose of criminal intent, then its off to jail you go...
Our President would never allow an idiot law or amendment pass such as the above mentioned.
- 2 votes
maybe its time to see a 'strategy' when it is so obvious.. this one party congress, corrupted to the point where nothing is possible .. now puts forth something the american people can see him 'veto', making him some kind of hero.. who at the same point, does nothing to take the fascist teeth out of the Patriot Act... nothing to remove the Goldman Sachs 'club' now running his cabinet, and administration...
i voted for the lying man who allows corporate to run this country, and send our economy into the ditch with more wealth protecting legislation than can be regulated.
pfssst... its an election cycle ruse... wake up.
- 1 vote
Why would the Republicans want to REALLY make President Obama a dictator? Up to now it's been right wing BS,but this would make their sh*t in pants fantasy come true.
- 4 votes
#2 - Sun Nov 27, 2011 7:34 PM ESTOn Monday or Tuesday, the US Senate will vote on a bill that would give the President the ability to order the military to arrest and imprison American citizens anywhere in the world for an indefinite period of time.
Well, the US military can assassinate Americans whenever the want to, so simply arresting them and holding them indefinitely actually seems like Second Prize...
- 2 votes
#3 - Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:19 AM ESTeven if it did pass how does it get by habeas corpus and the of bill of rights.
- 2 votes
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