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Kiel

Age 30
Male
Alistel, Vainqueur
Seen November 17th, 2021
Posted September 29th, 2021
9,467 posts
15 Years

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ignoring a presidential veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a massive, $662 billion defense bill that would require the military to hold suspected terrorists linked to al-Qaida or its affiliates, even those captured on U.S. soil, and detain some indefinitely.

The vote was 93-7 for the bill authorizing money for military personnel, weapons systems, national security programs in the Energy Department, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the fiscal year that began Oct. 1. Reflecting a period of austerity and a winding down of decade-old conflicts, the bill is $27 billion less than what President Barack Obama requested and $43 billion less than what Congress gave the Pentagon this year.
Now, I'm all for funding our troops in the field. But tacking in provisions that allow US Citizens to be held indefinitely without due process and the right to a speedy trial?

Whatever happened to our right to the 5th Amendment which clearly states "No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law"?

Seriously now, I know you can be held for a couple days without seeing a judge as a lawful US Citizen. But indefinitely? That's aburd.

FreakyLocz14

Conservative Patriot

Male
Seen August 29th, 2018
Posted August 28th, 2018
3,497 posts
14 Years
The terrorists have won if we are now curbing liberty and declaring the entire United States a battlefield.

This is a sad, sad event in American history. This might even be worse than the PATRIOT Act.

All of us need to pester, demand, and even beg our Representatives in the House to vote No.

Mr. X

It's... kinda effective?

Age 30
Male
London
Seen July 1st, 2022
Posted June 12th, 2019
2,389 posts
16.6 Years
Just going to point out a couple things.

"Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., repeatedly pointed out that the June 2004 Supreme Court decision in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld said U.S. citizens can be detained indefinitely."

Just saying, but all the *****ing about indefinite detentions should have taken place 7 years ago.

Lastly, you know how to keep your self safe from this? Don't do things that are against the law. Simple as that.