http://www.rlc.org/action-alert-the-last-chance-to-stop-indefinite-military-detention/ The Conscience of the Republican Party Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.rlc.org/action-alert-the-last-chance-to-stop-indefinite-military-detention/comment-page-1/#comment-20960 Timothy Dolan Clarke Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:23:00 +0000 http://www.rlc.org/?p=6262#comment-20960 I'll be honest, though I may lose some street-cred for it. This scares me; It scares me alot. I’ll be honest, though I may lose some street-cred for it. This scares me; It scares me alot.

]]> http://www.rlc.org/action-alert-the-last-chance-to-stop-indefinite-military-detention/comment-page-1/#comment-20953 Jim Kress Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:12:00 +0000 http://www.rlc.org/?p=6262#comment-20953 It is inconceivable to us that any rational person, who supports our Constitution and the Liberty it protects, could vote in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act, which grants the President new statutory authority to indefinitely detain American citizens on American soil, without charge or trial, at his sole discretion. House version of this bill, H R 1540, Senate version S 1867. Some have asserted that the defeat of Sen. Sessions' amendment, S Amdt 1274, means that the egregious detainee provisions have been defeated. That is incorrect. First, logically, the defeat of an amendment cannot change the problematic language in the underlying bill. Second, S Amdt 1274 provides that even if a detainee (American citizen) were to receive a civilian trial and be acquitted, he STILL could be held indefinitely in military custody. In short, it was an effort to make the bill even more destructive of our Constitution. That is all that was defeated. Others have asserted that Sen. Feinstein's amendment, S Amdt 1456, protects the rights of American citizens and preserves constitutional due process. Unfortunately, it does not. It's just more cleverly worded nonsense to preserve the status quo, which, according to the Obama administration, permits the President to deny constitutional due process to American citizens without having to provide any justification. Although the President has threatened to veto this bill, he actually does not object to the most egregious provisions related to the indefinite detention of American citizens, so those provisions are not likely to be removed without further Congressional action and public outcry. If you expect to continue to serve and/or be re-elected, we expect you will vote to strip this legislation of the new statutory authority which grants the President authority to indefinitely detain American citizens on American soil, without charge or trial, at his sole discretion. It is inconceivable to us that any rational person, who supports our Constitution and the Liberty it protects, could vote in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act, which grants the President new statutory authority to indefinitely detain American citizens on American soil, without charge or trial, at his sole discretion. House version of this bill, H R 1540, Senate version S 1867.
Some have asserted that the defeat of Sen. Sessions’ amendment, S Amdt 1274, means that the egregious detainee provisions have been defeated. That is incorrect. First, logically, the defeat of an amendment cannot change the problematic language in the underlying bill. Second, S Amdt 1274 provides that even if a detainee (American citizen) were to receive a civilian trial and be acquitted, he STILL could be held indefinitely in military custody. In short, it was an effort to make the bill even more destructive of our Constitution. That is all that was defeated. Others have asserted that Sen. Feinstein’s amendment, S Amdt 1456, protects the rights of American citizens and preserves constitutional due process. Unfortunately, it does not. It’s just more cleverly worded nonsense to preserve the status quo, which, according to the Obama administration, permits the President to deny constitutional due process to American citizens without having to provide any justification. Although the President has threatened to veto this bill, he actually does not object to the most egregious provisions related to the indefinite detention of American citizens, so those provisions are not likely to be removed without further Congressional action and public outcry.
If you expect to continue to serve and/or be re-elected, we expect you will vote to strip this legislation of the new statutory authority which grants the President authority to indefinitely detain American citizens on American soil, without charge or trial, at his sole discretion.

]]> http://www.rlc.org/action-alert-the-last-chance-to-stop-indefinite-military-detention/comment-page-1/#comment-20952 Anna Janek Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:28:00 +0000 http://www.rlc.org/?p=6262#comment-20952 We are loosing EVERYTHING! and the saddest part is that Republicans are refusing to wake up!  Ron Paul 2012!!!! We are loosing EVERYTHING! and the saddest part is that Republicans are refusing to wake up!  Ron Paul 2012!!!!

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